Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Carpet bag
Object Number:
1929.143
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Wool, metal, leather, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 27 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 8 in. ( 69.2 x 49.5 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wool looped-pile purse (carpet bag) with two leather handles, a metal loop for clasping, interior metal frame, rounded shoulders, leather oval box bottom with tooled floral design, cotton lining with metal-framed compartment divider; overall pattern of geometric and floral design.
Credit Line:
Gift of Albert Ulmann
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
