Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Bobbins
Object Number:
Z.1554.1-11
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 3 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 9.5 x 1 x 1 cm )
Description:
Group of turned wooden lace bobbins, East Midlands and continental types; four (.7, .4, .10, .2) are pierced through the top as if for spangles; (.11) is wrapped with wire as a decoration.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
