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Collection Highlights

Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
1840-1850
1910.24
Earthenware
Owned By: Heiser family

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Calash

Calash
Object name 
Calash
Date 
1800-1830
Related People 
Used By: Hester Van De Linde Brinkerhoff Jackson
Medium 
Silk, other textile
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 x 11 1/2 x 19 in. ( 12.7 x 29.2 x 48.3 cm )
Description 
Green silk calash with ruffled trim with unfinished edges and wide green ribbon ties (one now missing); lined with ivory silk and beige coarse net fabric.
Credit Line 
Gift of George Wolcott Hubbell
Object Number 
1925.98
Gallery Label 
A handwritten note that accompanies this object indicates that it was owned by Mrs. Hester Van De Linde Brinkerhoff Jackson (1782-1884), grandmother of the donor.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.