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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Pin-back button
Object Number:
Z.3318
Date:
1896
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in.
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button; depicts the battleship Massachusetts; inscribed "U.S. BATTLESHIP/"MASSACHUSETTS"; reverse printed on paper "MADE BY/THE/WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.,/NEWARK, N.J., U.S.A./ PATENED/JULY 17, 1894/APRIL 14, 1896/JULY 21,1896"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
