Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candlesticks (pair)
Object Number:
1965.904ab
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
overall: 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 5 in.
Description:
Pair of opaque blue and white alabaster candlesticks; blue hexagonal socket decorated with alternating fleur-de-lis and scrolls on pedestal stem joined by a wafer to white baluster standard with acanthus leaves at top and bottom on hexagonal domed base; hollow interior with pontil mark.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
