Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco
Object Number:
2002.1.2927
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 3 x 1 1/8 in.
Description:
A dark metal tobacco tin covered in a bright metallic gold fleck pattern with a black frame on the lid around a drawing of a woodsman with a musket and axe sitting on a stump overlooking a valley that reads "Pioneer Brand", next to a company seal incorporating a wreath, eagle and shield. The front side reads "Richmond Cavendish Co./ Limited/ Liverpool." and the right and left side "Golden Flake Cavendish".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
