Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
1950
1956.7
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lace Sampler
Title
Lace Sampler
Object name
Sampler
Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 8 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 22.5 x 20 cm )
Description
Vertical rectangular white lace sampler representing twenty-four embroidery patterns.
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Object Number
1944.136
Marks
printed: on lower right of reverse: "Property of Lawrence Pool and Beekman Pool"
Gallery Label
The statement of ownership accompanying the object indicates that it was formerly owned by Margaret S. Brown, who inherited it from her aunt, Charlotte French Schenk. Schenk's mother, Katherine Lawrence French, was formerly the owner, who may have been the maker; or, it may have been made by her mother, Mrs. John French.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
