Collection Highlights
Wedding dress: yellow brocade with lace
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
1949.115a
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object name
Pitcher
Date
1850-1880
Medium
Pewter: britannia metal
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. ( 26.4 x 26 x 14.6 cm )
Description
Two-part britannia metal pitcher with cylindrical body; hinged lid with finial; baluster-shaped applied ornament below spout; plain molded handle with compress ball finial; spout cover hinged; brass handle across top allows inner section to be removed so that hot water can be poured from this section and outer section; copper base.
Credit Line
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number
1922.68a-c
Marks
struck: beneath base: "patent"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
