Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shawl
Object Number:
1937.230
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Cashmere
Dimensions:
with fringe: 92 x 28 3/4 in. ( 233.7 x 73 cm )
Description:
Long harlequin-type woven cashmere paisley shawl with scroll and palmette design on red ground with pieced woolen red center; white, black, red, blue fringe on two short sides.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this shawl descended from Mrs. Jonathan Dayton Williamson.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Constance Schermerhorn Skillin (Mrs. J. Harper Skillin)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
