Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Animal bone
Object Number:
INV.7447
Date:
ca. 1734
Medium:
Bone, copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 13.3 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
engraved: "1734 NANE OLIER"
Description:
Scrimshawed bone in black ink on obverse with view of a port with a ship and building with stairs, on reverse a snake is engraved with a heart, arrow, and cross; bottom caped with bone and attached with copper nails.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
