Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll w/blue dress
Object Number:
INV.5455
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Wood, textile, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Peg wooden with head and torso carved as single unit, with painted hair and facial features; wooden body with mortise and tenon joints, with lower parts of limbs painted white; blue dress with puffed shoulders and hem embroidered with flowers, white fringe at bottom of skirt; purple and yellow hat gathered at top, with frilled brim.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
