Collection Highlights
The Funeral of Ulysses Grant
Date:
1885
Object Number:
PR.020.98.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle/ shoe polish
Object Number:
2002.1.1553
Date:
1940-1950
Medium:
Glass, metal, plastic
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 2 1/4 in. bottom diameter
Description:
This conical clear glass bottle once held shoe polish and is embossed with a diamond pattern and the words "Esquire/ Scuff-Kote"; the bottom is embossed "Knomark, Inc./ New York, N.Y." It has a red metal lid that reads "Esquire/ Scuff- Kote/ Black" with a plastic applicator.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
