Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coffee or spice grinder
Object Number:
INV.752
Date:
1770-1830
Medium:
Wood (probably mahogany or teak), iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 3 in. ( 22.2 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Coffee or spice grinder; turned wooden baluster-shaped grinder with removable domed lid with elongated acorn finial and cylindrical holding cup; fitted with an iron grinding apparatus.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
