Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saltcellar
Object Number:
1950.94a
Date:
1903-1907
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 5.1 x 8.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Wrought silver saltcellar; oval, boat-shaped body with floral and fern repoussé chasing around the sides; applied, flared and gadrooned rims; four cast shell feet with c-curve legs and shell knees; engraved on the base, "C. A. B. from A. I. B." in script; makers' marks on the base.
Gallery Label:
This saltcellar belonged to Cornelia Augusta Beekman (d. 1917).
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
