Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Luce Center
Uncle Sam shoe polish
Object Number:
2009.52.23
Date:
1945-1959
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 3 1/4 x 1 in. (8.3 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Red, white, and blue circular box of shoe polish; mahogany stain with image of Uncle Sam
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
