2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
Possible Original Owner: Margaret Maria Livingston

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Scarf:
Title
Scarf:
Object name 
Kerchief
Date 
1941
Medium 
Rayon
Dimensions 
Overall: 19 1/4 x 20 in. ( 48.9 x 50.8 cm )
Description 
Rayon printed kerchief with a Victrola record in the center surrounded by four scenes of leisure activity: film making, horse racing, golfing, and a radio show; these are separated by a palm tree, light house, cowboy, and a church steeple; border is a strip of film; printed in white, brown, blue, and red on a green ground.
Credit Line 
Purchase
Object Number 
1941.345
Marks 
printed: on record: "THE MOON, THE WIND, THE SKY"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.