Collection Highlights
Dressing table
1795-1810
INV.14982
Mahogany, mahogany and other inlays, white pine, yellow poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Daniel Webster Memorial Ribbon
Title
Daniel Webster Memorial Ribbon
Object name
Ribbon with document
Date
1852
Medium
Silk, wool, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 11 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 29.5 x 6.7 cm )
Description
Cream silk satin ribbon with attached wool needlepoint embroidery on piece of perforated paper; depicts tombstone surrounded by trees; with inscription: "In/Memory/OF/Hon Daniel Webster/Obt. Oct. 24th 1852/Aged 71 yrs".
Credit Line
Gift of Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap
Object Number
INV.4289.1
Marks
Inscription: business card, printed in black: "Rear Admiral/Reginald Rowan Belknap/United States Navy, Retired/5, Chelsea Square"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.