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
Commode or Washstand
Object name
Commode or Washstand
Date
1800-1815
Medium
Poplar, paint, brass
Dimensions
Overall: 29 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. ( 75.6 x 47 x 39.4 cm )
Description
Poplar washstand painted olive-green with cream striping; rectangular form with two inner compartments, the upper one about half the height of the lower one; each compartment fronted by a door with painted rectangles with concave chamfers and brass snap lock, the upper door painted with tambourine and other musical instruments; sides with painted rectangles with concave chamfers and brass handles (not original); raised on four slightly vase-shaped turned legs.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Elsie Dwight Alling, in memory of Samuel Bayard Dod, father of Isabel G. Dod
Object Number
1944.220
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this washstand belonged to Mrs. Samuel McCulloh, maternal great-grandmother of Miss Isabel G. Dod.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
