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Collection Highlights

Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
Artist/Maker: Brooklyn Glass Works

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Bedsheet fragment

Bedsheet fragment
Object name 
Bedsheet fragment
Date 
1880-1930
Medium 
Linen
Dimensions 
Overall: 31 1/2 x 60 in. ( 80 x 152.4 cm )
Description 
White linen bedsheet fragment with a floral and roman-key pattern chrocheted band across the top; below the band, in the center is an embroidered bunch of flowers with a bow and the intials "M L P;" only the top third of the sheet extant.
Object Number 
Z.1171.45a
Marks 
embroidered: center top: "MLP"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.