Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Relic
Object Number:
2002.1.2122
Date:
1939
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
3/4 x 5 5/8 x 3/8 in.
Description:
A brown painted piece of wood that is wrapped in paper with a handwritten inscription that reads "Authentic piece of wood from the stage door of the 5th Ave. Theatre, 28th St. and Broadway N.Y. City; opened 1874; torn down 1939/ Presented by Mr. Bertram Miller, Jan 2, 44", with more history of the theater.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
