Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lace
Object Number:
1949.115g
Date:
1730-50 with several alterations into the 20th century
Medium:
Silk brocade, needlepoint lace; silk chiffon
Description:
Length of needle lace unattached to, but associated with wedding dress 1949.115a.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this wedding dress was worn by Cornelia de Peyster, daughter of Isaac and Maria (Van Ball) de Peyster, on October 12, 1712, when she married Oliver Stephen Teller (b. 1685), son of Andres and Sophia (Van Cortlandt) Teller. It was also worn by the donor on the occasion of her marriage, April 30, 1908.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
