Needle box
Classification:
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 6.4 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular cardboard needle box with hinged cover; box covered with white paper with gold strapwork design; top of box has engraved and painted image of Jenny Lind as "Lucia"; gilded border around image.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.265
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1860
eMuseum Object ID:
9537
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marbelle
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.310
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9535
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marbelle
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.311
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9534
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 2 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 5.1 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.279
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9533
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marble
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.313
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9532
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marbelle
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.314
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9531
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Ribbon:Lundy's Lane
Classification:
Medium:
cloth
Dimensions:
7 X 4 INCHES
Description:
faded white and pink lace ribbon, portrait of Lundy?, black text: THE HERO OF MANY BATTLES LUNDY'S LANE CHIPPEWA, VERA CRUZ CERRO CORDA MEXICO
Object Number:
INV.2783
Gallery Label:
Gen. Winfield Scott (1786-1866), pictured on this ribbon, fought in the War of 1812, the Indian Wars and the mexican War. During the War of 1812, U.S. troops attempted to engage the British on the U.S./Canadian border. In the Battle of Lundy's Lane (near Niagara Falls) Scott's troops were defeated by the British. His campaigns in the Mexican War were more successful. In the most decisive campaign of that war, he led 14,000 men from Veracruz to Mexico City and captured the capital.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9483
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
International Naval Rendezvous and Review Ribbon
Classification:
Highlight:
Not promoted
Date:
1893
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
White silk ribbon (bookmark) with text and images woven in red, blue, black and yellow silk thread; woven at top "SOUVENIR" above image of eagle and crossed American flags between two masts; image of large ship below. Woven with "FLAG SHIP/ Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi USN/ INTERNATIONAL/ NAVAL RENDEZVOUS/ AND/ REVIEW/ HAMPTON ROADS VA/ AND/ NEW YORK HARBOR/ APRIL 1893." Distant image of ships in harbor with large anchor over coral motif at tapered tip; yellow silk tassle at bottom.
Object Number:
INV.2781
Marks:
Woven on folded sides at back: "MFS. BY JOHN BEST & CO./ PATERSON N.J./ FOR SAM. W. BOWMAN/ NORFOLK VA."
Gallery Label:
This ribbon is a souvenir of the 1893 naval review held in Hampton Roads, VA and New York Harbors.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1893
eMuseum Object ID:
9481
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Bust
Classification:
Medium:
marbelle
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 5 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 12.7 cm )
Object Number:
1945.312
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
0
eMuseum Object ID:
9463
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Clip w/Chain on Ring
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Copper, gold
Dimensions:
Part (chain): 2 1/8 x 1/16 in. (5.4 x 0.2 cm)
Part (clip): 1 13/16 x 7/16 x 1/4 in. (4.6 x 1.1 x 0.6 cm)
Part (ring):
Description:
Handkerchief holder with chain and ring attached; two sides in ridged fan-like design attached at top; round loop at the top of the clip with a smaller loop to which chain is linked; round moveable loop to move up and down cylindrical part to open and close clip. Copper chain is made up of oval links and is attached to a link on the smooth copper ring; "JL" inscribed on inside of ring.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number:
1945.180
Marks:
engraving: monogram on inside of ring: "JL"
Gallery Label:
This handkerchief holder was worn by Jenny Lind at a masked ball given in her honor in New Orleans in 1850.
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
9462
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
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