Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lace cuffs
Object Number:
INV.965
Date:
1800-1880
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 11 1/8 in. ( 17.8 x 28.3 cm )
Description:
Handmade silk needlepoint lace, the foot edge is plain, repeating pattern of medallions with cordonnet flowers surrounded with floral garlands surrounded with a row of picots, the outer edge is scalloped and finished with cordonnet.
Gallery Label:
Based on the shape of this piece of lace, it is not discernable whether it was meant for use as a collar or a fan leaf.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
