Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bouquet of dried flowers
Object Number:
1945.217
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Plant material, paper, aluminum foil, felt
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 6 x 8 in. ( 8.9 x 15.2 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Bouquet of dried flowers with paper doily wrapped beneath bouquet; stems wrapped with aluminum foil and in a sleeve of red felt.
Gallery Label:
This bouquet is associated with the singer Jenny Lind, but its specific connection is unknown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
