Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
2002.1.731
Date:
1855-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
4 5/8 x 3 in. diameter
Description:
This cylindrical cardboard box is covered in red paper with gold trim and a gold leafy pattern. The yellow bottom reads in blue "E. Waters, Troy, N.Y., Patent Cylindrical Box/ Patented January 1855."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
