Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle case fragment
Object Number:
Z.1690
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. ( 9.8 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Base of a needle case missing its top. Originally top would have screwed into base. Carved with illusionistic drip marks, likely orginally intended to resemble a votive candle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
