Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Folding Measure Stick
Object Number:
1979.115b
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Metal, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall (collapsed): 1/2 x 3/8 x 2 5/8 in. (1.3 x 1 x 6.7 cm)
Overall (extended): 1/8 x 1/4 x 19 3/8 in. (0.3 x 0.6 x 4
Marks:
printed: at one end: "LONDON"
Description:
White ivory collapsable measuring stick, with metal joints and ferrules.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. W. W. Kennedy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
