Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Purse: vine motif, beaded
Object Number:
INV.11312
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass, linen, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. ( 14.9 x 14.6 cm )
Description:
Nearly square beadwork purse with rounded bottom corners worked in blue and white glass beads on brown linen ground, with brown silk collar at top; encircled with horizontal rows of floral and geometric motif.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Modry
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
