Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bookmark
Object Number:
INV.1700
Date:
ca. 1879
Medium:
Silk, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall (mount): 10 x 2 3/4 in. (25.4 x 7 cm)
Part (ribbon): 7 1/8 x 1 9/16 in. (18.1 x 4 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: bottom edge of ribbon reverse, woven in black: "T.STEVENS, COVENTRY/ENGLAND"
Inscription: upper section of paper mount, imprinted in black: "THOMAS STEVENS/COVENTRY & LONDON,/INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER OF/PURE SILK WOVEN/BOOK MARKERS"
Description:
Polychrome jaquard-woven silk ribbon book marker depicting logo of National Guard 7th Regiment with inscription: "SEVENTH/REGIMENT/EXPOSITION/1879."; image of eagle with stars and stripes shield beneath; polychrome silk thread tassel suspended below. Ribbon attached by two metal pins to paper mount with manufacturer's label.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
