Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miter
Object Number:
918
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Cotton, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 85.4 x 34 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
White cotton miter with two sashes at the back trimmed with red silk rope fringe.
Gallery Label:
Archbishop Robert Seton (1839-1927) was the grandson of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), founder of the American Sisters of Charity. He spent most of his ecclesiastic career as chaplain to St Elizabeth's convent near Madison, New Jersey.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Archbishop Robert Seton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
