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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Match case
Object Number:
2002.1.4447
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Celluloid or Bakelite
Dimensions:
1 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in.
Description:
A rectangular black celluloid match case with a corrugated striker area on the bottom and engraved on the front "In Everybody's Mouth/ The Famous 130 5 c. Cigar/ H A. Davis & Co./ Manufacturers/ No. 130 Water Street,/ Boston."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
