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
Opera glasses in case
Object Number:
2096ab
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Brass, glass, irovy, paint, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 3 in. ( 11.4 x 14 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Opera glasses with brass casing cladded in white glass with painted floral decoration, and ivory rims; in blue velvet case with pink silk lining and cord handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
