Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Textile fragment
Object Number:
INV.11910
Date:
ca. 1777
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 15.9 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on back of paper mounting: "The Wedding Dress of Mrs. Loemeah / Holmes In 1777 / N. H. Morton Rockland / Sullivan Co / N Y / Presented to Lizzie De Voe Sept. 9th. 1880 / While Boarding at Rockland. N. York / with / Paper over 100 years old."
Description:
Brown silk textile fragment with floral brocading.
Gallery Label:
This textile fragment is from the wedding dress of Mrs. Loemeah Holmes, from 1777.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
