Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.2428
Date:
1864-1890
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 in.
Description:
This cardboard box is covered in dark red textured paper on the sides and has a black top label with a gold border that reads in gold "Clark's Pure Dye/ Silk Twist/ For Hand Or Machine Use/ Patented April 5th 1864./ The adulteration of Sewing Silk in the Process of Coloring/ increases the [illegible] of thread but adds nothing to its strength".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
