Collection Highlights
Artistic Houses: being a series of interior views of a number of the most beautiful and celebrated homes in the United States
Date:
1883 - 1884
Object Number:
PR.087.1.1.35.HURPAR
Medium:
Photogravure
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Riding whip
Object Number:
1936.615
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Textile, stone, gold
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 1/2 x 1/2 in. ( 82.6 x 1.3 cm )
Description:
Riding whip with tightly woven stem made out of textile divided into handle and lash with gold band incised with foliate pattern; additional gold band with same incised pattern at top, below orange stone knob; maroon tassel attached at top.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this riding whip belonged to the donor's grandmother, Katharine Ketchum.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
