Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
2002.1.429
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
3 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 1 5/8 in.
Description:
This cardboard box is covered in paper with green and red designs. The lid is dark blue with a drawing in black of a sheaf of grain and two barrels with the words "B. T. Babbit's/ Saleratus." Saleratus was a leavening agent that included baking soda.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
