Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Knives (4)
Object Number:
1493-1496
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Bone, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on blades: "SHEARSTEEL"
Description:
Four knives irregularly shaped with metal caps at end and flat steel blades with rounded ends.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
