Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Figured flask
Object Number:
1953.368
Date:
1835-1855
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 5 x 2 in. ( 17.8 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Green lead glass figured flask blown in a two-part mold (McKearin GIX-11) with hand-tooled flared lip, pear-shaped body with scroll patterning and two eight-pointed stars, and ground pontil mark on base.
Gallery Label:
Irregular pontil mark on the base of this flask may indicate that it is a reproduction.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
