Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Soap Box
Object Number:
2002.1.470
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
5 1/4 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.
Description:
This brown paper covered wooden box held a set of perfumed soaps. The top cover reads "Phalon & Son,/ Manufacturers of/ Perfumery/ and/ Fine Toilet Soaps,/ New York" and the box resembles a cigar box in that there is an elaborate picture on the inside of the lid of a woman in a garden of flowers reclining on a hammock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
