Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle snuffer
Object Number:
INV.3306
Date:
1760-1800
Medium:
Copper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.6 x 8.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Copper scissor-like minature snuffer with wrought wire handles with curled ends and four notches on stem, arched flat lip, and arched wick-end box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
