Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Riding whip
Object Number:
1942.520
Date:
1860-1889
Medium:
Textile, silver, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 97.8 x 1.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: tip of handle: "H.M.G."
stamped: on brass collar: "[illeg.]28"
Description:
Riding whip with tapered stem of tightly woven textile painted black with dark red braided tip; silver spiral gadrooned handle with monogram and brass collar.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, "H.M.G" stands for Helen Miller Gould (Mrs. Jay Gould), nee Helen Day Miller (d. 1889).
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mr. & Mrs. Finley Johnson Shepard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
