Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bonnet w/ribbon
Object Number:
1942.519
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Velvet, silk, fleece, ribbon
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 9 x 8 in. ( 35.6 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
printed in gold: on cloth label sewn inside bonnet: "C. A. Morrison / IMPORTER / 893 BROADWAY N. Y."
Description:
Red velvet bonnet with black quilted lining, black Persian lamb fleece trim, and red grosgrain ribbon ties.
Gallery Label:
This bonnet may have been worn by Mrs. Jay Gould, according to the accession records.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Johnson Shepard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
