Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box with lid
Object Number:
1969.3.12ab
Date:
1950-1965
Medium:
Cardboard, metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 46 1/2 in. ( 21 x 27.3 x 118.1 cm )
Description:
Dark brown heavy cardboard box with lid; lid has a leather handle at the center flanked by metal rings; corners of the box are reinforced with metal braces.
Credit Line:
Gift of the New York State Court of the National Society of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
