Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
plate
Object Number:
1942.291
Date:
1770-1790
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 7/8 in. ( 22.5 cm )
Marks:
struck: beneath well: "WS" with tree and bird, "LONDON"
Description:
Pewter plate with single reeded brim; marked on bottom.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate belonged to her ancestor, Captain Lodowick Hackstaff (1757-1825) of New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lillian Benet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
