Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.510
Date:
1898
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
5/8 x 3 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
This clear glass paperweight has 8 petaled fluted edges and a paper insert that has a photo-lithograph of a steam powered battleship at sea and below the words "U.S. Battle Ship Maine/ Destroyed by Explosion in Havana/ Harbor, Cuba. Febr. 15, 1898".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
