Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Crocheted afghan
Object Number:
1945.492
Date:
1846
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 83 x 74 x 1/4 in. ( 210.8 x 188 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Hand-knitted white cotton bedcover; 168 separate octagonal pieces, each centering a pinwheel, sewn and knitted together; with crocheted edges and twisted cotton fringe.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this bedcover was made for Mrs. Alexander Robertson Rodgers (Mary Ridgely Darden, 1809-1888), grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
