Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Store display
Object Number:
2002.1.3459
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
11 3/4 x 5 in. diameter
Description:
A clear glass counter top octagonal display jar with a large fitted glass stopper shaped like a keystone and embossed on two sides with a letter "H", on one side with a key, and on the other with a symbol of a keystone crossed by a key encircled by the words "H.J. Heinz/ Pittsburg. [sic] U.S.A." Probably a pickle jar.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
