Collection Highlights
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Date:
1870-1879
Object Number:
PR.104.3
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Boot
Object Number:
1953.569
Date:
ca. 1876
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 10.8 x 10.8 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless frosted pressed lead glass boot with heel; pressed decoration consists of side buttons with a scalloped edge.
Gallery Label:
Glass boots like this one were made around the time of the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, and were almost certainly meant to be flower holders (see publications).
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
