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: Library Philadelphia
Object Number:
1940.190
Date:
1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 21 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/LIBRARY PHILADELPHIA/J & W RIDGWAY"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate with slightly molded edge; blue transfer printed rose and leaf border with central scene of neo-classical building (Philadelphia Library).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
