Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Crystal commemorative vase and box
Object Number:
2009.55ab
Date:
2009
Medium:
Glass; cardboard, velvet, satin, and foam
Dimensions:
Overall (vase): 10 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (26.7 x 12.1 x 12.1 cm)
Box: 12 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. (31.8 x 19.7 x 16.5
Inscriptions:
Inaugural Luncheon United States Capitol, January 20, 2009
Description:
Clear glass commemorative vase depicting in frosted etching Front: image of the White House and text: "Inaugural Luncheon/United States Capitol/January 20, 2009"; Back: image of Capital Building with laurels.
Gallery Label:
Guests at the 2009 Inaugural Luncheon received this commemorative vase inscribed with the date and etched with images of the United States Capitol and the White House. They also received a specially bound volume of the collected Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States from George Washington in 1789 to Barack Obama in 2009.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
