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
Tool
Object Number:
2002.1.1511
Date:
1890-1940
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.
Description:
This metal and leather tool was probably for stitching leather goods. A thick leather strap fit around the hand. On the palm, a large sturdy thimble-like metal peice with an embossed star on the side was used to drive a needle or awl.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
