Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Umbrella: black w/ twisted handle
Object Number:
1941.1101a
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Silk, wood, paint, whalebone, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
closed: 42 1/4 x 4 in. ( 107.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Umbrella with metal ferrule, black silk shade, whalebone ribs, black painted wooden shaft with spiraling rib and eyelet, and ivory knob handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Stephen Taber Willets
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
