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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch (mourning)
Object Number:
Z.2309.5
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Gold, hair, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 1 x 3.5 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: across reverse: "M.W.H."
Description:
Gold mourning brooch with hinged pin and hook attachments on reverse; beveled glass oculus on obverse shows graying brown hair worked in a Turk's knot, surrounded with a separate lock of hair of the same color, oculus framed with rinceau design; initials "M.W.H." across reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
