Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Lady's toque in original box
Object Number:
1945.493a-c
Date:
1868-1874
Medium:
Straw, velvet, silk, feathers
Dimensions:
Overall (hat): 4 x 7 1/2 x 9 in. (10.2 x 19.1 x 22.9 cm)
Box: 4 x 8 1/4 x 10 in. ( 10.2 x 21 x 25.4 cm )
Description:
Lady's tan straw toque trimmed with brown velvet ribbon, and pheasant and ostrich feathers, with two brown silk streamers in back and ivory silk lining; in oatmeal-colored oval cardboard box with printed paper label affixed to lid.
Gallery Label:
According to New York City directories, Edward A. Morrison operated his business at 827 Broadway from 1868 to 1874.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
