Collection Highlights
Kerchief
Date:
1776-1777
Object Number:
1952.63
Medium:
Linen
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Museum Collections
Peter Marié's "Beauties of New York Society"
Mrs. J. Frederic Tams (ca. 1860-1944)
Object Number:
1905.246
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
signed: at left:"Behenna"
Gallery Label:
Blanche Spedden was the daughter of Edgar and Susan Spedden of New Orleans. Her first marriage in 1880 to Eugene G. Cruger of New York ended in divorce; she was married to J. Frederic Tams, a leading yacht designer and racer, in 1896.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
