Collection Highlights
Wedding dress
Date:
ca. 1712 with several alterations into the 20th century
Object Number:
1949.115a
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
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Advertising birthstone chart
Object Number:
2002.1.2608
Date:
1910-1940
Medium:
Celluloid, paper
Dimensions:
2 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A brown circle of paper once mounted to celluloid, the remnants of which are crumbling from the back. The front is a birthstone chart printed in brown and separated into twelve sections each displaying a different colored gem and marked with the months of the year and a character trait for example "May/ Emerald/ Happiness" and "September/ Sapphire/ Wisdom". It reads "Harris & Lawton, Inc./ Diamonds/ 373 Washington St./ Boston."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
