Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
INV.618ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Horn, beads, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Circular two-piece box with horn top and bottom covered by beadwork; top has blue and red beaded star in center with circles of blue and red beads radiating outwards; bottom has circles of blue and red beads in radiating pattern.
Gallery Label:
This beaded box was probably owned by Mrs. John (Harriet Moore Francis) Rogers, Jr. (1841-1927), wife of the sculptor John Rogers. They lived in New York until 1877, when they established their residence in New Canaan, CT.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Rogers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
