Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ash tray
Object Number:
1941.855
Date:
ca. 1896
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass ashtray; circular form with sunburst impressed on base; three indentations for cigarettes.
Gallery Label:
This ashtray is from the Hudson River steamboat "Adirondack," built in 1896 for the New York-Albany line.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
