Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Case: Jenny Lind
Object Number:
1945.212
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Wood, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. ( 0.3 x 7 x 14 cm )
Marks:
painted: in gold letters on front of case, below portrait: "JENNY LIND"
Description:
Rectangular wooden eyeglass case with rounded ends; sides and bottom of accordioned leather; open at top. Front painted with three-quarter length portrait of Jenny Lind wearing an off-the-shoulder red dress with lace collar and brooch; reverse of case painted to resemble sharkskin.
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.
