Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Bookmark, envelope and document
Title
Bookmark, envelope and document
Object name
Bookmark
Date
1820-1850
Medium
Paper, silk
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 in. ( 7 x 12.7 cm )
Description
Horizontally oriented perforated paper bookmark with three shades of green silk floss petit pointe needlework, inscription across center, surrounded by decorative border, button-hole stitched on all edges.
Credit Line
Gift of William Decatur Parsons, 1927
Object Number
INV.1676
Marks
embroidered: center, in Greek alphabet: "Parthenon"
Gallery Label
A document found with this bookmark notes that it was made for Lieut. John P. Decatur, U.S.N. (d. 1857), by Mrs. Black, the wife of the Consul at Smyrna.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
