Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mrs. James Cunningham Bishop (1872-1949)
Object Number:
1905.21
Date:
1902
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 8.6 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "Weidner"
inscribed: on paper backing: "[Ca]rl & Fredrika Weidner / N.Y. 1902 / Mrs. Bishop"
Gallery Label:
Abigail Hancock was married to James Cunningham Bishop (1870-1932), son of Heber Reginald Bishop, in Chicago in 1891. They were divorced in 1913.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Peter Marié
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
