Collection Highlights
Balustrade section from Federal Hall, New York
Date:
1788-1789
Object Number:
1884.3
Medium:
Painted wrought iron
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox with lid
Object Number:
INV.7667ab
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
typed: paper fragment on snuffbox: "snuff box brought from China by Holly Smith and given to his niece Martha Coggeshall Holly- Leigh's grandmother"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with mottled yellow body; black printed scene on cover depicts landscape with water, town, and windmill in foreground.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
