Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Canning jar
Object Number:
2002.1.3457
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
9 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
A quart size Mason jar in an unusual color-amber. The jar is embossed on the front "The/ Mason's/ Improved", the "improved" referred to a new method of closure that used a metal ring instead of a wire bail to seal a glass lid. It was notoriously unreliable and only manufactured for a brief period.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
