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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Luce Center
Miniature chamberstick
Object Number:
INV.14462
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 11.1 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: under the rim: "JACOBI & JENKINS" besides a tower, "STERLING 925/1000 FINE"
Description:
Wrought miniature silver chamberstick; cylinder socket with a flared, concave drip pan and a baluster pedestal; pedestal applied two an oval saucer base with raised sides and all over repoussé chases foliate decoration on a stippled ground; applied foliate c and s-scroll rim; ring handle with applied foliate scroll decoration applied to one side; makers' marks stamped below the rim.
Credit Line:
Gift of Louise Stafford Gilder, 12/14/73
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
