Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
Date:
ca. 1630
Object Number:
1885.5
Medium:
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Christening gown
Object Number:
Z.1252
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 37 1/2 x 29 3/4 in. ( 95.2 x 75.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton christening gown with a round neckline trimmed with needlepoint lace; yoke of vertical tucks and two horizontal bands of white work in the center of the bodice; long sleeves with whitework embroidered cuffs trimmed with needlepoint lace; high shirred waistline with two wide ties attached to the front; extremely long skirt with a wide hem and four horizontal tucks around the base; three mother-of-pearl buttons below the neckline in the back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
