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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Luce Center
Figured flask: embossed w/grapes, eagle shield
Object name
Figured flask: embossed w/grapes, eagle shield
Date
1836-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm )
Description
Pale green lead glass figured flask blown in two-part mold (McKearin GII-56) with hand-tooled flared lip, oval body, American eagle with olive branch below and stars above on obverse, bunch of grapes on reverse, vertical ribs on sides, and flat base with mold seam and pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.344
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
