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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Tile
Object Number:
Z.773f
Date:
1750-1775
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13 x 13 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
written: on reverse, "Fishkill Joseph J. Jackson House"
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with painted blue and white decoration; buff-colored body with white glaze; circular rondel with landscape scene with corner of portico on bank of river with sail boats in distance; ox-head corner motifs (tile same as Z.773g and h).
Gallery Label:
These tiles are from a fireplace in the Judge Joseph I. Jackson House at the corner of Jackson Ave. and Main St., Fishkill, NY. The house, which at one time was called the "Colonial Inn," was still standing in 1953.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplank
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
