Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Folding case w/strap
Object Number:
INV.12153
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 6 x 12 1/4 x 5/8 in. ( 15.2 x 31.1 x 1.6 cm )
Description:
Brown leather tool case which folds in thirds and closes with a leather strap that goes around the middle and buckles like a belt; when unfolded, there are two flaps that unfold to expose a vertical row of variously sized and shaped loops meant to hold tools.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
