Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wire stand in pouch
Object Number:
1932.151
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Silk, cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 5 x 2 in. ( 12.1 x 12.7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Printed cotton drawstring bag containing eight small white, blue, and purple silk beanbags.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, these bean bags were used by the donor when he was a boy in Lowell, Mass. in 1875.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
