Collection Highlights
Mrs. Charles A. Lamb (1829-1893)
Date:
1878
Object Number:
1893.2
Medium:
Oil on millboard
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sheets (2)
Object Number:
1948.104ab
Date:
1790-1860
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 7 ft. × 6 ft. 8 in. (213.4 × 203.2 cm)
Overall (b): 7 ft. 4 in. × 6 ft. 4 in. (223.5 × 193 cm)
Marks:
written: bottom center of each: "L A J/ No. 4"
Description:
Two homespun white linen sheets with "L A J/ No. 4" written in script on the bottom center of each.
Gallery Label:
These sheets belonged to Martha Kirkner Gillingham (1771-1864), the grandmother of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Anna Gillingham
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
