Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dressing glass: plant motif w/two women's figure
Object Number:
1945.257
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Bronze, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 53.3 x 36.8 x 16.5 cm )
Description:
Oval dressing glass with gilded bronze frame and stand; frame is swivel-mounted between two full-length female figures (Jenny Lind) that stand upon the branches of a stylized tree with an American flag and a shield on either side of its triangular trunk; stand is screw-mounted to foliate base.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this dressing glass came with a white marble base; however, it does not appear that the metal stand was designed to be permanently mounted to any surface.
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.
