Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Patchbox
Object Number:
2000.28
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the center front: "Progress of Steam / HELP ! / HELP! / the joint wont turn & I / can't get down."
Description:
Brass patchbox with etched design; below inscribed, "Progress of Steam/ HELP !/ HELP!/ the joint wont turn & I/ can't get down."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Harriet Ross LeBoeuf, 1998
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
