Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottlecap
Object Number:
Z.1950
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 3.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Brass bottlecap with a lower ring to be fitted over a bottle top; hinged to round cap with holes punctured around the sides; s-curve clasp at front; image of a male deer butting heads with another animal molded on the top.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
