Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
2002.1.2263
Date:
1874-1900
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
7 x 3 3/4 x 7/8 in.
Description:
This box has a blue and gold geometric pattern on beige textured paper on the sides. The top has a green, gold and red border design and is decorated with a central print of a little girl in a woman's pink bustled dress being pursued by a boy in a man's red and blue military uniform carrying a sword. A label inside the box reads "Registered 25th June 1874".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
