The Crystal Palace, 1851

Unknown American, American

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19th century

Needlepoint

Overall: 20 × 20 1/2 in. (50.8 × 52.1 cm)

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund

T.965.75

Geography

Place Made: United States, North America

Period

19th century

Object Name

Textile

Research Area

Decorative Arts

Not on view

Inscriptions

Not signed; dated, in title: 1851

Course History

COLT 73, 101, Spectacle and Exhibitionism, Michelle Warren, Winter 2012

Provenance

The Hanover Inn Gift Shop, Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1965.

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