Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1940.439
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 6 in. ( 3.2 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl; octagonal form with scalloped edge; sides decorated with alternating panels of shields and acanthus leaves; center decorated with thirteen stars surrounding an American eagle; all decoration on stippled ground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
