Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish with cover
Object Number:
1953.700ab
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 18.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Light brown opaque pressed glass dish in the form of a sea monster (possibly the biblical leviathan) with curving tail, wide oval mouth, and a pair of fins supporting base; slightly domed oval lid with knop in the form of a fish.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
