Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified mother of pearl backing or lid
Object Number:
Z.914
Date:
1850-1940
Medium:
Mother of pearl, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/8 x 3 x 2 3/8 in. ( 0.3 x 7.6 x 6 cm )
Description:
Unidentified rectangular mother of pearl lid-shaped object with sheet metal trim.
Gallery Label:
According to a note written on the paper wrapper in which this and other objects were found, it is a relic collected by Herbert D. Halsey, and was donated in 1941.
Credit Line:
Gift of Herbert D. Halsey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
