Collection Highlights
Kerchief
ca. 1848
1941.103
Cotton
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dressing glass: plant motif w/two women's figure
Object name
Dressing glass: plant motif w/two women's figure
Date
1850-1860
Medium
Bronze, glass, gilding
Dimensions
Overall: 21 x 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 36.8 x 16.5 cm )
Description
Oval dressing glass with gilded bronze frame and stand; frame is swivel-mounted between two full-length female figures (Jenny Lind) that stand upon the branches of a stylized tree with an American flag and a shield on either side of its triangular trunk; stand is screw-mounted to foliate base.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.257
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this dressing glass came with a white marble base; however, it does not appear that the metal stand was designed to be permanently mounted to any surface.
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
