Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1820-1823
Object Number:
PR.221.44
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object Number:
1971.13b
Date:
ca. 1770
Medium:
Silver, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 6 x 8.9 x 7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the base: twice, "I W" in roman letters, in a rectangle
Description:
Wrought silver salt with a cobalt glass liner; shaped oval frame with a waved, gadrooned rim, and pierced floral repoussé chasing around the sides; oval reserve at the front center, engraved with a rampant lion from the hips up; four, cast and applied claw and ball feet; oval cobalt glass liner with a scalloped rim; maker's marks on the base.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
