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
Plate: green
Object Number:
INV.13368
Date:
1830-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 11.7 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst pressed lead glass plate; circular form with edge of alternating large and small scallops; steep sides slope down to flat well; in well, small eight-petaled flower at center of larger flower filled in with field of diamonds, with edges of petals touching table ring; on interior rim, scalloped edge outlined by scrolls, with diamond under each large scallop, on stippled ground.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
