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
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.170
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
This rectangular clear glass paperweight has a paper insert with a colorful printed image of young women dancing and a pocket watch and the words: The Waterbury/ So Much Time/ So Little Money/ For Sale Only By Retail Watch Dealers/ A Non- Magnetic Watch. Image badly damaged.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
