Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Costume: Red trunks
Object Number:
1933.32f
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 x 20 1/2 in. ( 45.7 x 52.1 cm )
Description:
Maroon silk trunks with a button fly; lined with white silk; elastisized legs; four wooden suspender buttons along the waist.
Gallery Label:
These trunks were worn as part of a costume worn by Enrico Caruso when he performed the role of Des Grieux in "Manon Lescaut."
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund B. Child
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
