Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Luce Center
Bookmark: A lamp to my feet
Object Number:
INV.1679
Date:
1840-1875
Medium:
Silk, paper, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 2 5/8 in. ( 18.1 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Pink silk bookmark with embroidered perforated paper applied with cross stitches to center; cross, Bible and flowers center of paper with motto "A Lamp / to my feet" across top and bottom; needlepoint stitch.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
