Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Luce Center
Flask
Object Number:
1957.277l
Date:
1855-1870
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 4 1/8 in. ( 15.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Steel flask; black-painted oval body with cylindrical mouthpiece and screw-on cap.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this flask was used by the donor's father, Emilio Buch, while serving in the 2nd Battalion, Cazadores Voluntarios de Matanzas, as part of Spanish forces during the Cuban insurrection of 1867.
Credit Line:
Gift of Emily Buch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
