Collection Highlights
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
1924
1952.45
Brown flesh tone painted plaster with wooden base
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dresser Scarf
Title
Dresser Scarf
Object name
Dresser scarf
Date
ca. 1886
Medium
Linen
Dimensions
Overall: 46 x 22 in. ( 116.8 x 55.9 cm )
Description
White woven linen dresser scarf with an image of the Statue of Liberty in front of the New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline in blue; blue fleur-de-lys border and fringed ends; inscribed, "Liberty Enlightning America" above the image of the statue.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Helen Zolot
Object Number
1984.108
Marks
woven: above image: "LIBERTY ENLIGHTNING AMERICA"
Gallery Label
Jacob Freund (died c. 1910), the donor's grandfather, was a linen merchant in New York. The scarf originally belonged to him and descended in the family to Mrs. Zolot.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
