Collection Highlights
The True Issue or "That's What's the Matter"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.35
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trinket box
Object Number:
INV.7672
Date:
1775-1870
Medium:
Wood, tortoise shell, gold, other metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: inside lid on jelly label: "4207 / 1--"
Description:
Rectangular wooden trinket box with rounded corners; lid is tortoise shell, back of lid has hinges carved which alternate with hinges carved at the back of the box, a metal pin runs through the length of the back through the hinges; top center of lid has gold inlay in scrolls
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
