Collection Highlights
Lincoln visits General McClellan at Antietam
Date:
1862, published later
Object Number:
PR.065.778.5
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chatelaine hook
Object Number:
1934.115
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Porcelain, onyx, enamel, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 3/4 in. ( 11.1 x 3.5 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Metal chatelaine hook, hook-plate consisting of three black circular onyx discs joined by rings at floral bails, each disc smaller than the disc above, with swivel catch at the bottom; each disc has a white ceramic disc at the center in relief with metal frame, each having a transfer print of a picnic basket in a garden.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
