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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Snuffbox with lid
Object Number:
1931.27ab
Date:
ca. 1812-1820
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on cover below etching: "Taking of Maedon ship, English frigat,/having fought during seeven and ten/minute, By the American Frigat,/the United States"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with print on lid depicting battle between an English and an American frigate.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
