Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lace collared bertha
Object Number:
INV.11834
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
overall folded: 23 x 35 1/2 in. ( 58.4 x 90.2 cm )
overall unfolded: 22 x 35 1/2 in. ( 55.9 x 90.2 cm )
Description:
Machine made white silk lace collared bertha, overall oval shaped, the ground is tulle, the edge of the collar is embroidered with collon floss in a floral patten with sawtooth endging finished in buttonhole stitch, the collar is trimmed with a double flounce, the top flounce embroidered in a rinceau pattern with a garland beneath, the under flounce embroidered in a smaller, less elaborate pattern as the upper, both are finished with a sawtooth edge worked in buttonhole stitch.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
