Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case
1830-1840
1937.1631
Wood, paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlework of Gen. Tom Thumb
Title
Needlework of Gen. Tom Thumb
Object name
Sampler
Date
1825-1875
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 18.4 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular unfinished needlepoint stitched in cotton onto cotton canvas; titled above soldier figure in center.
Credit Line
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Object Number
1945.317
Provenance
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
