Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Accordion file
Object Number:
1939.513
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 5/8 x 1 7/8 in. ( 15.2 x 24.4 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Dark brown leather expandable file with accordioned sides and box bottom, the top flap has a strap at the center which wraps around the file and tucks into leather loops for closure, the inside has thirteen compartments to allow filing by month or alphabetically.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
