Collection Highlights
Bank of Newburgh Bank Notes
Date:
1823-1824
Object Number:
PR.221.3
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
INV.10826.1ab
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.6 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on bottom of box: "This pair of buttons / has belonged to and been / used by Hans Christian / Andersen."
handwritten: on bottom of box, between the above lines: "H. C. Andersen / Manchetfnoff(?)"
Description:
Oval cardboard box with removable lid, painted blue around the sides and with a multi-colored floral design on top of the lid.
Gallery Label:
The inscription on the bottom of this box says that the pair of buttons which it contains belonged to Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), Danish fairytale writer.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
