Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Biscuit tin
Object Number:
2002.1.2403
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
7 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.
Description:
A gold colored tin printed with a stylized floral pattern in red and light gold. The lid reads in red with gold highlights "Manhattan/ Water Thin" around a central frame with a portrait of a Native American surrounded by the words "Manhattan Biscuit Company". The sides read the same as the lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
