Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dress coat
Object Number:
1948.79
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
overall:: 35 1/2 x 20 in. ( 90.2 x 50.8 cm )
Description:
White linen summer dress coat (tailcoat) with a small rolled collar notched to join the lapels; single-breasted with a double row of five linen covered buttons; long sleeves with two buttons at the cuff; "cut away" at the waist with single pleated coat-tails at the back.
Gallery Label:
This dress coat belonged to Robert Hilton Arlenburgh, grandfather of the donor, who lived between 68th and 69th Streets, east of the present-day West End Avenue, from 1852 to 1870.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Lewis Bassett Moore
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
