Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Goblet: footed bowl
Object Number:
1942.338b
Date:
1870-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 13.3 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Footed bowl with plain rim and three large heart-shaped scrolled-frame medallions on stippled ground on lower half (Princess Feather pattern); faceted stem and plain circular foot.
Gallery Label:
This object may be a sugar bowl with missing cover (see "Ruth Webb Lee's Handbook of Early American Pressed Glass Patterns," plate 112).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss T. T. Schneider
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
