Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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Pincushion
Object Number:
Z.1541.10
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Silk, glass, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Pincushion in the form of a woman dressed in a Crinoline-style hoop skirt ball gown; the bust and arms of the figure are of glass, the dress is black and green silk with red chenille trim; the bottom is flat and covered with a piece of cotton.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
