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
Drinking glass: tumbler
Object Number:
INV.12457
Date:
1820-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 8.3 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Colorless lead glass tumbler blown in three-part mold (McKearin GIII-18); molded decoration consists of a vertically ribbed band above a diagonally ribbed band above a wide band of alternating diamond grids and open circles surrounded by rays; vertical ribs around base; underside of base decorated with rays around an open circle; pontil mark.
Provenance:
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
