Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.634
Date:
1878-1900
Medium:
Horn, wood, tortoise shell
Dimensions:
8 x 4 x 1 1/4 in.
Description:
This wooden box hold samples of buttons. The paper label on top reads, in part, "Schulte & Linden, Ludensheid./ Samples of No Value/Arthur Gibb/ Care of Mstrs. Mills & Gibb/ New-York". Inside are four cards with @ 24-28 buttons each of horn and/or tortoise shell.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
