Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Files (29)
Object Number:
1947.461c1-29
Date:
1775-1795
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
largest: 17 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 43.8 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Twenty-nine files; twenty-one with wooden handles and eight without handles; blades range from rough to fine and from long and heavy to narrow and light.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these files 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.
