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
Lace fragment
Object Number:
INV.11688.3
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 16 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 41.9 cm )
Description:
Machine made black silk lace fragment with a plain foot edge, the tulle is decorated with repeating pattern of vertical cordonnet ivy creating a sawtooth cordonnet edge.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
