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
Cherry depitter
Object Number:
1938.214
Date:
ca. 1895
Medium:
Iron, wood, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 23.5 x 7 cm )
Marks:
cast: onto bottom of channel: "GOODELL CO. / ANTRIM N.H."
Description:
Cast iron cherry stoner, or pitter, with two channels and two curved hinged prongs with turned wood handle; clamp with remnants of orange felt forms base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
