Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Luce Center
Clothing hanger
Object Number:
2002.1.4685
Date:
1920-1940
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
15 x 6 1/2 x 5/8 in.
Description:
A wood hanger with a very narrow gauge hook at the top and a lower hook below, possibly for holding another hanger. It is printed on the front "De Saussure Equipment", and is part of a set of four, probably from luggage such as a steamer trunk, or from a hotel or steamship line that used a narrow gauge hanger rod to discourage the theft of hangers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
