Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tumbler
Object Number:
1965.770c
Date:
1775-1825
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 10.2 x 8.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless blown nonlead glass tumbler; tapered body with pontil mark on bottom; polychrome enamel-painted decoration consisting of bird perched on heart on top of tufts of grass, flanked by scrolls, with floral sprays meeting on other side of tumbler; scalloped line and painted bands below rim.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
