Collection Highlights
Castle Garden, New York City
1859
1972.13
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Christening bib
Object name
Christening bib
Date
2003
Medium
Polyester, cotton, satin
Dimensions
Overall: 7 1/2 x 9 in. ( 19 x 22.9 cm )
Description
White poly/cotton bib with white machine embroidery down the center and white satin ribbon ties.
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
2003.16.7
Marks
printed: on label: "Frocks and Fancies" and "Poly/Cotton Machine Wash Inside Out Tumble Dry Low"
Gallery Label
This bib and other items were purchased from New York Exchange for Woman's Work during the last week of its operation in February, 2003. The Exchange was founded in 1878 by Candace Wheeler and Mary Atwater Choate to provide respectable women who needed to earn living, particularly Civil War widows, a viable means for supporting themselves. The exchange was forced to close in 2003 due to high overhead and a waning market for handmade goods.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
