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
Footed salt: blue
Object Number:
1952.162
Date:
1810-1830
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Cobalt blue lead glass footed salt blown in a one-piece dip mold with twelve vertical ribs; double-ogee bowl joined to the slightly sloping circular foot with a solid ribbed knop drawn from the same gather; pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
