Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Luce Center
Card case
Object Number:
X.517ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Mother of pearl, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 5/8 in. ( 9.5 x 6 x 1.6 cm )
Marks:
carved: front center: "MEB"
Description:
Mother of pearl card case with a slip-on lid, the outer edges are finished with metal, the overall design in low relief shows Asian waterfront merchant activity, the front has a monogram in the center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
