Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Trade sign
Object Number:
1937.64
Date:
1850-1870
Medium:
Iron, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 13 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 7.9 x 35.2 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular sheet iron sign painted black with gilded lettering and border.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this sign was from Israel Corse Jr.'s tannery at 89 Gold Street, which he occupied between 1856 and 1876.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lena Cadwalader Evans
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
