Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Bottle ticket
Object Number:
INV.57
Date:
1800 - 1825
Medium:
Paktong, enamel
Dimensions:
overall without chain: 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 x 1/16 in. ( 3.2 x 3.2 x 0.2 cm )
Marks:
enameled: center: "P"
Description:
Paktong shield-shaped bottle ticket with a blue enameled "P" at the center, surrounded with three engraved silver bats that have been soldered onto the textured ground; green floral enameled border; two loops at the top corners attached to the paktong ring chain; three Chinese characters and a Chinese maker's mark on reverse.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Raphael Ashton Weed
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
