Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Candle box
Object Number:
1954.168
Date:
1773
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 10 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. ( 15.2 x 26 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on door: "B. WILKES/1773/ASHTON"
Description:
Rolled sheet brass candle box with hinged door and clasp; door decorated with wired edges and punched design of swags and circles forming floral motif with engraved name and date; two hanging brackets extend from back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
