Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sample card: BY no. 2 w/18 samples
Object Number:
INV.12034
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. ( 72.1 x 27.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: top center, in red: "B Y / No. 2"
Description:
Vertical rectangular paper sample card of 18 designs embroidered in various colors of silk floss onto various colors of figured silk swatches with vermicelli patterning; card with pointed sloping top and straight sides and bottom, reverse covered in blue silk; stock number framed across top, five horizontal rows of designs, each swatch numbered and each row with blue block-printed floral motif border.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
