Collection Highlights
Brown Brothers, Irving Place, showing east side from Eighteenth Street to Gramercy Park South
Date:
March, 1909
Object Number:
PR.020.19.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of gloves: welcome Lafayette the Nations Guest
Object Number:
1949.118ab
Date:
1823-1824
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
overall a: 16 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. ( 41 x 11.7 cm )
overall b: 16 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 41.3 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: top of hand, around image: "WELCOME / LA FAYETTE"
printed: inside top a: "J.B / 40"
Description:
White kid gloves with black printed medallions containing commemorative images of General LaFayette on the top of each hand.
Gallery Label:
The engraving for the image on these gloves is by Asher B. Durand (1796-1886).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John R. Bennet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
