Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lace sash
Object Number:
INV.8621
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Silk, beads
Dimensions:
Overall (approx.): 12 x 40 x 1 in. (30.5 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Sash composed of two strips of black silk lace, each with a string of black beads tacked to lower edge, creating a scalloped openwork border; with several loops of beads attached where strips are joined at each side.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
