Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object Number:
2002.1.1616
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Metal, glass, leather
Dimensions:
5 x 1 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
This magnifying glass is in a leather case printed in gold "Presented By Edward
Smith & Co./Varnish Makers and Color Grinders/45 Broadway, New York".The magnifying glass handle is engraved " You Can Not Magnify The Merits Of Our Varnishes/ Edward Smith & Co. New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
