Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.1712
Date:
1807-1840
Medium:
Silk; paper, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 6.7 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: painted in black, on exhibition plaque: "LAFAYETTE - FULTON/PRESENTED BY/William G. Ver Planck, Esq."
Inscription: reverse of paper support, in graphite: "Gift of Arthur J. Morris/Oct. 10, 1949"
Description:
Cream silk satin commemorative ribbon on paper support, printed in black; depicting center wheel steam boat flanked by inscriptions: "FULTON,/The Friend of Man.//LA FAYETTE,/THE FRIEND OF LIBERTY"
Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur J. Morris, 1949
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
