Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Transparent Slate
Object Number:
2000.461
Date:
1873
Medium:
Wood, glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 10.2 x 8.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the interior print: "WHITING/ AND HIS CAT/ 4 XPLANATION/ C/ OTHER SIDE/ By S. Lloyd, author of Pony Puzzle, Trick Mules, etc., Box 98, Elizabeth, N. J./ Entered according to Act of Congress, the the year 1873, with the Librarian of Congress."
Description:
"Transparent slate" drawing slate with a wood frame and a glass top; print of "Whiting and his Cat" inside the slate.
Credit Line:
The Liman Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
