Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
1944.125i
Date:
1925-1944
Medium:
Wood, velvet, silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 11 in. ( 7 x 34.9 x 27.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the plaque on the lid: "KATHERINE LAWRENCE/ HER SILVER/ Katherine, daughter of Martha/ and John Brown Lawrence/ married Jackson Brown Frenchy/ October 1st 1790 at Burlington, N. J." in block letters and script
Description:
Rectangular wooden box made to hold a collection of silver flatware; lined with green velvet; silver plaque on the lid engraved, "KATHERINE LAWRENCE/ HER SILVER/ Katherine, daughter of Martha/ and John Brown Lawrence/ married Jackson Brown Frenchy/ October 1st 1790 at Burlington, N. J." in block letters and script.
Gallery Label:
The donor had this box specially made to hold the silver of Katherine Lawrence.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Eugene H. Pool
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
