Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Suspenders
Object Number:
1940.878ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, wool, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 32 x 2 in. ( 81.3 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Two individual suspenders faced with wool and silk Berlinwork on linen ground lined with moiré on reverse, one end having straight edge with buckle and buttonholed strap on reverse, the other end tapering slowly to rounded end which is buttonholed and has silk trim, all buttonholes are reinforced with white kid leather; Berlinwork is of a floral pattern in various colors of wool and silk; needlepoint stitch.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Harold Riker Applegate
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
