Collection Highlights
The N. O. massacre
Date:
1866
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1866.43
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Luce Center
Whistle on ribbon
Object Number:
INV.12433
Date:
1750-1825
Medium:
Silver plate over copper alloy, textile
Dimensions:
Overall (whistle): 1 3/4 x 3/4 x 3/4 in. (4.4 x 1.9 x 1.9 cm)
Part (ribbon): 1 x 36 x 1/16 in. (2.5 x 91.4 x 0.2 cm)
Description:
Silve- plated whistle on a ribbon; foliate engraving; knob with stirrup bow on side of whistle, to which brown ribbon is attached.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
