Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Squeak toy (bird in cage)
Object Number:
INV.7625
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Wood, wire, papier-mâché, cloth, paint, moss
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/8 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 18.7 x 7 x 7 cm )
Marks:
Nadelman collection sticker: “491/Am”
Description:
Squeak toy in form of bird in cage; square base/bellows supports wire cage with molded, fiber covered papier-mâché bird inside; bird is yellow and pink.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
