Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1945.398
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on rim: "LET US HAVE PEACE"
impressed: on center: "BORN APRIL 22, 1822 DIED JULY 23, 1885"
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass plate; circular form with scalloped border; rim with overlapping maple leaves with inscription "LET US HAVE PEACE/U.S. GRANT"; bust of President Ulysses S. Grant in the center with inscription "BORN APRIL 22, 1822 DIED JULY 23, 1885".
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
