Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fire horn w/cord and tassel
Object Number:
INV.9238
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Brass, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 x 7 in. ( 48.3 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Brass duty trumpet with flared bell; rounded collars at base of mouthpiece and adjacent to tassel mounts; red cord with two tassels threaded through rings.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
