Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Looking glass
Object Number:
1920.129s
Date:
1850-1865
Medium:
Glass, pewter, iron, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 in. ( 0.6 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back frame: "EP/PARIS"
Description:
Glass, pewter, iron, and paper looking glass; circular mirror set inside pewter frame with stamped mark on back of frame in center encircled by wreath; lid lined with diamond-stamped purple paper on interior and with concentric circles on exterior mounted with iron swivel to back of frame.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this looking glass was used during the Civil War by U.S. Major-General Abner Doubleday.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas A. Eddy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
