Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
2002.1.2270
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
15 1/2 x 3 x 3 1/2 in.
Description:
This box is covered in printed paper with black trim on the edges. The paper has a print of children dressed in adult clothing and military uniforms aboard a ship with the sailor boys asking the formally dressed girls to dance. The lid has a similar vignette with the little boy captain addressing a number of little girls in women's dresses. The two short sides read "Pinfore".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
