Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Blotting sand
Object Number:
Z.888
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Sand, cardboard, paper, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 15.6 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: on lid of box: "SUPERIOR / Lake Champlain / BLOTTING SAND."
printed: on paper label affixed to lid: "A. K. SAURMAN, / 822 Spring Garden St. / PHILADELPHIA. / BLANK BOOKS, / Copy Books, Stationery &c."
handwritten in pencil: on end of lid: "JW -
Description:
Blotting sand in original cardboard box with printed paper label; lid secured with twine.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
