Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Ivy leaf from Jenny Lind's home
Object Number:
1945.264
Date:
1922
Medium:
Plant material, wood
Dimensions:
overall, with frame: 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 8.9 x 12.1 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
written: on cardboard, next to leaf: "From Jenny Lind's home 'Wynds Point' Malvern England. Aug. 1922"
written: on cardboard on back of frame: "Ivy leaf from/Jenny Lind's home,'/Wynds Point'/Malvern/Herefordshire/England./Visited by L. Westervelt/Aug 192
Description:
Dried ivy leaf from Jenny Lind's home in Malvern, England; in frame with cardboard backing, inscribed: "From Jenny Lind's home 'Wynds Point,' Malvern, England. Aug. 1922"
Gallery Label:
This ivy leaf was taken by the donor, Leonidas Westervelt, when he visited Jenny Lind's home in Malvern, England in August, 1922.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
