Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Historical Artifacts
Calendar
Object Number:
2002.1.2603
Date:
1903
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
1 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A tiny calendar for the year 1903 also used for carrying stamps. The cover is red textured paper. The inside pages read, in part, "The Gorham Calendar and Stamp Holder/ Gorham Co. Silversmiths and Goldsmiths, New York", with a page for every month, phases of the moon and specially treated brown paper pages in the center for mounting stamps. Closes with a tiny leather strap. Wrapped in a dark green paper wrapper with a lion, an anchor and a letter "G" in yellow on the front.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
