Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Luce Center
Coffin plate
Object Number:
INV.6562.2
Date:
1823
Medium:
Metal (probably nickel silver)
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 12.1 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on coffin plate: "Sarah Hopper/Died 26 Decr. 1823/Aged 64 yrs."
Description:
Oval convex metal (probably nickel silver) coffin plate with engraved inscription reading "Sarah Hopper Died 26 Decr. 1823 Aged 64 yrs."; holes punched at top and bottom of plate to fasten plate to surface.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of Hopper Striker Mott, June 10, 1931
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
