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
Forest Glade, Epping, England
Object Number:
1955.146
Date:
1881
Medium:
Black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on green paper
Dimensions:
mat: 19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. ( 48.9 x 36.2 cm )
Overall: 14 x 10 3/4 in. ( 35.6 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1881"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(A Forest Sanctuary)/"A Forest Glade in Epping"/Composed Decr 25th 1881/(Christmas Day)/9 x 7"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller. 1881."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (A Forest Sanctuary) / 'A Forest Glade in Epping.' / Composed Decr. 25th. 1881. / (Christmas Day) / 9 x 7"
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
