Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tablecloth
Object Number:
Z.3071
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 85 x 84 in. ( 215.9 x 213.4 cm )
Marks:
woven: below the eagle, in the center: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"
stamped: in one corner: "Elizabeth.Lyde" in a banner
Description:
White linen tablecloth with a central image of an American bald eagle with a U.S. shield on its breast, and arrows and laurel branch in its talons with a banner below inscribed, "E PLURIBUS UNUM" all surrounded by foliate scrolls, geometric bands and medallions with portrait busts and an outer border of foliate scrolls; "Elizabeth.Lyde" stamped in one corner.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
