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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Sketch of a Woman
Object Number:
1935.85.2.180
Date:
May 9, 1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 3 3/4 in. (14.9 x 9.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "CB"; and below: "May 9th 76"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Man with horse and wagon.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
