Collection Highlights
Badge of the Society of the Cincinnati
Date:
ca. 1802
Object Number:
1972.12ab
Medium:
Silk, gold, enamel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chest
Object Number:
1949.269
Date:
1830-1870
Medium:
Wood, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Chest: 10 1/2 x 24 x 14 in. (26.7 x 61 x 35.6 cm)
Marks:
stencilled: in black on front of chest: "MARY POWELL/NO 2"
written: in pencil on verso of paper tag attached to hasp: "EMPTY/Yonkers/OK 1948"; on reverse of paper tag: "YONKERS/OK 1948"
witten: in ink on torn paper tag attached to left handle: "Yonke/Ti
Description:
Rectangular wooden chest with flat lift top attached with H-shaped hinges, bail handle attached to hinge on each side of chest, hasp, and stencilled inscription on front of chest; inside, layer of brown paper covering plank construction at bottom; chain attached to top and body of chest.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this chest is a "ticket box" from the Hudson River Day Line steamboat Mary Powell.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Alfred van Santyoord Olcott, Former President of the Hudson River Day Line
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
