Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
1937.66
Date:
ca. 1816
Medium:
Brass, tin
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 3.8 x 7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on lid: "COMMODORE/DECATUR/1816"
Description:
Rectangular carved brass snuffbox with tinned interior and hinged lid; lid decorated with die-stamped bust of Commodore Stephen Decatur.
Gallery Label:
Stephen Decatur (1779-1820) was a Commodore in the War of 1812.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bernard Cone
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
