Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wafer iron
Object Number:
Z.2731
Date:
ca. 1750-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 31 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 80 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on both interior plates: German words and "1563"
Description:
Wrought wafer iron; circular plates and tapering handles; each plate is engraved with a shield and German words around the circumference.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
