Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pincushion
Object Number:
INV.9846a-c
Date:
ca. 1870
Medium:
Wood, silk, wax
Dimensions:
overall: 1 1/2 x 7/8 in.
Description:
Red silk pincushion and waxer set in wooden container with inlaid geometric decoration; the pincushion unscrews from a wax cylinder with a wooden base.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
