Collection Highlights
Portrait of two girls
Date:
Object Number:
PR.012.1.326.Box12
Medium:
Ambrotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Corset cover
Object Number:
Z.1171.40
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Cotton, needlepoint lace
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 8 in. ( 52.1 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
White cotton longsleeved corset cover with a high round neckline; needlepoint lace collar and ruffled lapels; ruffled needlepoint lace around the base of the garment, stripes of lace down the fitted sleeves and double ruffled as cuffs; two strips of needlepoint lace down the back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.H. Morse Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
