Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlework fragment
Object Number:
INV.11309
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 5/8 x 9 1/8 in. ( 11.7 x 23.2 cm )
Description:
Horizontal rectangular beadwork fragment with various colors of glass beads, ochre knitted edging; central space has an image of a bouquet, left, and an eagle with an olive brach encircled in stars, right.
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Feodor Von Drehle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
