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
Sewing Needles
Object Number:
2002.1.689
Date:
1910-1930
Medium:
Paper, metal
Dimensions:
7 x 4 1/2 x 1/8 in.
Description:
This needle package still wrapped in its original waxed paper is one of three mounted together on a board for display. The front is has a picture of dogs and cats playing by a sewing table with a mirror cut out so that the needles inside show. The front and back are the same and read "Our Pals/ Needle-Book." See also 2002.1.687, 690
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
