2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
Artist/Maker: W. B.

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Card stand

Card stand
Object name 
Card stand
Date 
ca. 1850
Medium 
Wood, pigment
Dimensions 
Overall: 10 1/2 in. ( 26.7 cm )
Description 
Black lacquered wooden card stand or receiver with black scalloped edge central painted image of Jenny Lind seated and surrounded by painted floral border.
Credit Line 
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number 
1945.204
Provenance 
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.