Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Collar and cuffs
Object Number:
Z.1127a-c
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
overall collar (a): 9 x 15 in. ( 22.9 x 38.1 cm )
overall cuff (b): 4 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. ( 10.8 x 27.6 cm )
overall cu
Description:
Ochre cotton needlepoint guipure lace collar and cuff set; the collar ends are pointed and the collar comes to a point in the center at the back, the overall pattern is flowers and scroll designs with a busy pattern of bars, the edge is trimmed all around with open half-circle scallops; the cuffs are identical and have the same shape and patterns as the collar.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
