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
Coffin plate
Object Number:
INV.6562.9
Date:
1813-1814
Medium:
Metal (probably nickel silver)
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/4 in. ( 0.6 x 14.6 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on coffin plate, front: "Jemima Horn/Died 28th Feby. 1844/Aged 64 Years
engraved: on coffin plate, back: "Erasmus Phil[p]/Died 22nd Septr. 1813/Aged 34 Years"
Description:
Rectangular convex metal (probably nickel silver) coffin plate with rounded corners, with engraved inscription reading "Jemima Horn Died 28th Feby. 1814 Aged 64 Years" on front and "Erasmus Phil[p] Died 22nd Septr. 1813 Aged 34 Years" on back; four holes punched at each side of plate to fasten plate to surface, some torn through.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott, June 10, 1931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
