Collection Highlights
Water VII
1997
2002.13.2
Graphite over ground on heavy paper with deckled edges
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Parure
Object name
Parure
Date
ca. 1820
Medium
Cut steel
Credit Line
Purchase
Object Number
1920.11-17
Gallery Label
This suite of cut steel jewelry was worn to the celebrated 1824 ball honoring the Marquis de Lafayette. Six thousand New Yorkers attended the lavish ball at Castle Garden, including writer James Fenimore Cooper. He described the enchanting scene: "
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
