Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight with snake
Object Number:
1933.191
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Glass with snake preserved in fluid
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 2.2 x 8.3 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass paperweight with coiled coral snake in preserving fluid sealed in domed compartment with metal frame atop a flat, square base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
