Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Papboat
Object Number:
1951.301
Date:
ca. 1845
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 6 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. ( 4.8 x 15.6 x 7.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center front: "A L" in bright-cut script
stamped: on the base: "T. WRIGGINS & Co."
Description:
Wrought silver papboat; oval, boat-shaped body with a flat bottom, plain, applied band around the rim and a long pouring lip; applied c-scroll handle; engraved, "A L" on the front center in bright-cut script; maker's mark on the base.
Gallery Label:
This papboat may have belonged to Adelaide Livingston (1852-1909).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Goodhue Livingston
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
