Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Field mirror in case
Object Number:
1933.241ab
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Oilcloth, steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall (mirror): 5 3/8 x 3 3/8 in. (13.7 x 8.6 cm)
Case: 5 7/8 x 4 x 1/4 in. ( 14.9 x 10.2 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
sewn: inside flap: "Abercrombie/& Fitch Co./New York"
Description:
Rectangular, beige oilcloth case lined with tan wool on interior, and with flap that snaps onto brass stud at front; contains rectangular steel mirror.
Gallery Label:
This field mirror was given to the donor by Colonel S.Y. Seaburn upon his resignation from the army. Bullard later used the mirror during his service as a Lieutenant General with the American Expeditionary Force during World War I.
Credit Line:
Gift of Robert Lee Bullard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
