Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
ceremonial ribbon: S.S. Levy
Object Number:
INV.12258
Date:
ca. 1943
Medium:
Synthetic textile, feathers, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 30 x 10 in. ( 5.1 x 76.2 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: on hanging ribbons: "U.S.S. LEVY"
Description:
Blue and cream ribbons, each embroidered "U.S.S. LEVY" in gold floss outlined in red and blue chain stitch respectively; tied into bow at top with orange-red ribbon; found with two black plumes of feathers, possibly ostrich; one plume consists of six feathers stitched together with brown thread along the shaft and has black knitted sheath at the quill.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
