Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collar and (2) paraments
Object Number:
Z.1125a-c
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
overall a: 2 x 42 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 108 cm )
overall b: 2 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 13.3 cm )
overall c: 2 3/8 x 5 in.
Description:
Cotton needlepoint lace lappet collar and paraments; the collar tapers slightly at the ends, the center being slightly wider, the overall pattern consists of a floral motif, the flowers worked in a circular shape, the ground has a substantial amount of openwork, the edges are scalloped and beaded; the cuff adornments are identical, they are crescent shaped and are worked in the same pattern as the collar.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
