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
Medal: Penn's Treaty 1682 (in box)
Object Number:
1947.329
Date:
ca. 1882
Medium:
Bronze; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Part (tray): 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 1/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 0.6 cm)
Marks:
Inscription: reverse, at lower center: "LOVETT'S SERIES NO 1 PHILADA"
Description:
Bronze struck medal with obverse showing group of European settlers and Native Americans holding scroll and peace pipes. Reverse is bears inscription at center surrounded by laurel wreath: "PENN'S/TREATY/1682"; legend above: "UNBROKEN FAITH." Square cardboard tray.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
