Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
INV.5303
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 7 3/4 x 5 in. ( 8.6 x 19.7 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
written: in blue chalk on inside of lid: "150 years old in 1893"
Description:
Wood box with domed lid, painted with decoration consisting of tulips and dots; metal clasp and loop hinges.
Gallery Label:
This box may be part of the Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
