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
Luce Center
William Robertson (1732-1817)
Title
William Robertson (1732-1817)
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 2 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Object Number
1929.28
Gallery Label
William Robertson of Drumnahoy, Scotland, was an architect who worked at Monymusk before settling in Aberdeen. The artist, his youngest son, was one of the leading miniaturists in England in the first quarter of the 19th century.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
