Collection Highlights
Artistic Houses: being a series of interior views of a number of the most beautiful and celebrated homes in the United States
Date:
1883 - 1884
Object Number:
PR.087.1.1.35.HURPAR
Medium:
Photogravure
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Luce Center
Thimble
Object Number:
1941.307
Date:
1825-1850
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 5/8 in. ( 2.2 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: engraved around band of thimble, in script: "E Bleecker"
Stamp: at band: "6 (or 9)"
Description:
Dimpled, gold-colored metal thimble with inscription.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Harison and Mr. William Harison
Provenance:
This thimble belonged to E. Bleecker, later Mrs. J. B. Schuyler.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
