2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Dish: footed compote with cover
1825-1845
1936.693ab
Glass
Artist/Maker: Brooklyn Glass Works

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Embroidered bedcover

Embroidered bedcover
Object name 
Embroidered bedcover
Date 
1760-1790
Related People 
Original Owner: Catharine Livingston
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 79 3/4 x 92 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 202.6 x 235.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
Embroidered silk bedcover with pair of Chinese dragons encircled at center, surrounded by scattered branches with blossoms and enclosed in rectangular frame with a peacock at each corner; wide meandering vine border with ikebana motif in each corner; silk backing with metal rings sewn along one edge (not original).