Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse
Object Number:
1945.353a-c
Date:
1820-1850
Medium:
Silk, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/8 x 3 x 1/2 in. ( 28.9 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Purse (miser's bag) made of machine rib-knitted material, one half olive green and the other half red, there is a slit in the center cinched with two ivory rings, both ends are cinched closed and have an ivory bead attached.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Merrell L. Stout
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
