Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sampler
Object Number:
INV.1179
Date:
1846
Medium:
Linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 7 3/8 in. ( 13.3 x 18.7 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: across bottom, green floss: "Helen A Lane AE 9.1846"
Description:
Horizontal rectangular linen sampler with various colors silk floss; horizontal rows of alphabets and numbers separated by rows of designs, straight borders on all sides; cross and herringbone stitches.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
