Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Compote
Object Number:
1965.797f
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 6 in. ( 4.4 x 15.2 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass dish; circular form with scalloped edge; in well, four-pointed star, surrounded by flowers and scrolls, on stippled ground; on interior rim, geometric figure repeated four times, alternating with leaf motif and flowers, on stippled ground; wafer of glass attached to base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
