Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Collar
Object Number:
Z.1129.4
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 12 7/8 in. ( 19 x 32.7 cm )
Description:
Cotton cambric whitework embroidered lace collar with hemmed neck edge, scalloped outer edges, the inner edge is decorated with a leaf motif, the scallops are filled with openwork circles surrounded around the bottom with triangle and openwork pattern and satin stitch circles which meet with the patterns on either side to form a heart, the extreme outer edge is finished in satin work.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
