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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Liquor store sign
Object Number:
2001.107
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Metal, tin, glass neon tubing
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 1/2 x 85 x 13 in. ( 92.7 x 215.9 x 33 cm )
Description:
Horizontal, two-sided liquor store sign with double neon tubing "LIQUOR/ STORE" on a tin shadow box painted red and black; lights are red when lit.
Gallery Label:
This neon sign was removed from the liquor store at 131 Bowery (corner of Grand Street) just prior to its demolition in 2001. The store, in an old tenement building, served many residents of the Hotel Providence, a flophouse located across Grand Street. The last liquor store sign on the Bowery, this object is a potent symbol of the changed status of the once-shabby neighborhood.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
