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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Game of Old Maid
Object Number:
2000.625
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
each card: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
"The Game of Old Maid" card game with 28 printed paper playing cards and an instruction card; cards printed in pairs with caricatures such as "Spotless Cop" and "Baxter Brown" printed on each and a single old maid.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
