Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tray
Object Number:
1940.258
Date:
1907
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 18 1/4 x 13 in. ( 3.2 x 46.4 x 33 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the base: "TO/ DR. THOMAS DARLING/ FROM SOME FRIENDS IN THE/ AMERICAN CLIMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION/ AS AN EVIDENCE OF AFFECTION AND GOOD WILL/ PRESIDENT 1907" in block letters surrounded by the names of the members in block letters, "ROLAND S.
Description:
Cast silver presentation tray; oval tray with raised sides and a wide rim; applied molded band around the scalloped rim and foliate scroll decoration at the ends; engraved gothic, "D" in the center; engraved on the base, "TO/ DR. THOMAS DARLING/ FROM SOME FRIENDS IN THE/ AMERICAN CLIMATOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION/ AS AN EVIDENCE OF AFFECTION AND GOOD WILL/ PRESIDENT 1907" in block letters surrounded by the names of the members in block letters; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
