Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll's bedding
Object Number:
1936.617
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Textile
Dimensions:
Largest (bedspread): 17 x 33 in. (43.2 x 83.8 cm)
Description:
Doll's bedspread, mattress, and bolster; printed cotton spread with blue and tan arabesque design, tan and blue edging; white feather mattress, blue and white striped cotton bolster.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this is part of a doll's bed (1936.602) that belonged to Angelina Burr Corse (born October 12, 1847), the donor's mother.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
