Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Bottle ticket
Object Number:
Z.1835
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 x 1/16 in. ( 1.3 x 2.5 x 0.2 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center: "SOY"
Description:
Oval silver bottle ticket with engraved shell and dash mark border; engraved "SOY;" looped chain is attached through two punched holes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
