Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles Walsh (nee Blood) dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.3.35.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seal impression
Object Number:
INV.4217
Date:
1854
Medium:
Wax, paper, silk ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 5.7 x 8.9 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on obverse: "31" and "Chris. [M. Bell?]"
printed: on reverse: "Convention Dinner. / June 30th 1854. Metropolitan Hotel."
Description:
Red wax wafer with octagonal seal impression, affixed over strip of pink silk ribbon attached to place card(?) for "Convention Dinner" held June 30, 1854, at the Metropolitan Hotel; handwritten inscriptions on obverse.
Gallery Label:
This card is related to a convention dinner held by Psi Upsilon, a college fraternity, at the Metropolitan Hotel in 1854.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
