Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box with four forms and packet of gold leaf
Object Number:
1947.461w
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 7 x 5 in. ( 6.4 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Slide-topped wooden box containing four plain, hollow oval wooden forms and a packet of gold leaf.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this box and its contents are part of a collection of tools belonging to miniaturist John Ramage.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
