Collection Highlights
Wedding dress: yellow brocade with lace
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Vase
Object name
Vase
Date
ca. 1850
Medium
Brass, glass, marble
Dimensions
Overall: 16 3/4 x 5 x 5 in. ( 42.5 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Gilt bronze figure of Jenny Lind, with foliate surround and tree trunk; supporting a cone-shaped clear cut glass vase; marble base.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.258
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
