Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle ticket
Object Number:
INV.59
Date:
ca. 1815
Medium:
Mother-of-pearl, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/16 in. ( 5.1 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm )
Marks:
painted: center: "TOKAY"
Description:
Carved oval mother-of-pearl bottle ticket with a scalloped edge; "TOKAY" is painted in black in the center; metal ring chain attached throuch the ticket with two pins.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
