Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sketch of female nude, seen from behind
Object Number:
1935.85.1.169
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 15/16 x 6 11/16 in. (25.2 x 17 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "C.B."
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Verso: Graphite sketch of woman, oriented vertically in lower right corner.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
