Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle case
Object Number:
INV.7606ab
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Ebony, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/8 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. ( 7.9 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Shield-shaped ebony needle case with lid veneered on two broadest sides with ivory which has been carved with scenes of a pair of birds in a basket; bridge; man with basket of fruit.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
