Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sample card fragments (2)
Object Number:
Z.1419ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
overall a: 3 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 6.4 cm )
overall b: 3 x 4 1/8 in. ( 7.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Two rectangular paper sample card fragments with blue silk lining on reverse, floral designs in various colors of silk floss on red and yellow swatches of silk, there is a straight blue printed border above and beneath, and along the vertical sides of the swatches there is a leaf motif border with diamond shapes at the center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
