Collection Highlights
Artistic Houses: being a series of interior views of a number of the most beautiful and celebrated homes in the United States
Date:
1883 - 1884
Object Number:
PR.087.1.1.35.HURPAR
Medium:
Photogravure
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stole with paisley border
Object Number:
1971.19
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
with fringe: 11 x 91 in. ( 27.9 x 231.1 cm )
Description:
Long red stole flanked with paisley ends; multi-colored horizontal border with woven arabesque pattern; multi-colored fringe on two short ends.
Gallery Label:
This type of narrow stole, originally used in India as a scarf or waistband, became a popular fashion accessory in Europe and the United States during the mid-nineteenth century.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
