Exhibition

Celebrating Donors: Shannon Rodgers and Cora Ginsburg
Higbee Gallery, July 1996 to March 1997
Anne Bissonnette, Curator
  

left:
Man's formal suit
American or English, 4th quarter 18th century
Grey-green suit with multicolored silk embroidery
Provenance: Rony Bourgeault, New Hampshire
The Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
1983.1.22abc

center:
Man's waistcoat
Possibly English, 3rd quart 18th century
Silver tissue embroidered in multicolored silk, sequins and tinsel
The Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
1983.1.19

right:
Man's waistcoat
Possibly English, mid 18th century
Cream satin with a floral pattern of metallic threads, chenille threads and colored silk.
The Kent State University Museum
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
1983.1.15

 

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