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
Grocery and cigar store sign
Object Number:
INV.15001
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 x 36 x 4 in. ( 61 x 91.4 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: in white on banner: "CR MILLHOUSE/ GROCERY/ CANDY/ AND/ CIGARS TOBACCO"
Description:
Wooden grocery and cigar store sign composed of shaped flat eagle with wings spread perched on large cylindrical wooden cigar; eagle holds red, white, and blue inscribed banner in beak; iron eyelets for hanging and iron reinforced sides on eagle's legs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
