Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fabric fragment
Object Number:
1945.183
Date:
1845-1850
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 5/8 in. ( 7.6 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Gold silk moiré textile fragment.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession record, this scrap of fabric is from the dress worn by Jenny Lind (1820-1887) at the first Castle Garden concert, September 11, 1850.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
