Collection Highlights
Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Fillet
Object Number:
Z.1560
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Silk, mother of pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
etched: along one side or mother of pearl ornament: "Souvenir"
Description:
Salmon colored silk child's fillet with elastic lengthwise and bows at the ears, one side has a mother of pearl ornament to hold flowers, the other side has a fragment of the same ornament.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
