Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Christening gown
Object Number:
Z.1249
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 34 3/4 x 30 in. ( 88.3 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
White cotton christening gown with a round neckline trimmed with needlepoint lace; long sleeves with a folded cuff decorated with three rows of tucks and trimmed with needlepoint lace; half-moon yoke of decoration with alternating stripes of vertical tucks and whitework embroidered vines; extremely long skirt; three covered buttons up the back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
