Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Cigar box with coffin plates
Object Number:
INV.6562.1
Date:
1917-1920
Medium:
Wood, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 8 3/4 x 6 1/8 in. ( 6 x 22.2 x 15.6 cm )
Marks:
typed: on label stuck to cigar box, lid: "COFFIN PLATES/from the Estate of/Hopper Striker Mott/June 10, 1931"
typed: on label stuck to cigar box, front: "COFFIN PLATES/from the Estate of/Hopper Striker Mott,/June 10, 1931/(The inscriptions/have been copi
Description:
Rectangular wooden cigar box with flat, hinged lid and metal latch; various inscriptions branded on lid, sides, and bottom, with blue stamp across opening and two stickers on lid and front.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott, June 10, 1931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
