Collection Highlights
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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
INV.8515
Date:
ca. 1908
Medium:
Wood, metal, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 13 x 5 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 33 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
written: inside lid: "DEC 9, 8550." [?]
engraved: on rectangular metal plate on base: "HON. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.MAYBE OF NEW YORK/1908."
stamped: on interior lid: "Tiffany & Co"
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid and small lock, with original key (inside on green ribbon); interior lined on sides with plush green velvet and filled with a rectangular wooden block screwed in with four screws.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
