Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hat box
Object Number:
X.194bc
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
overall (with lid): 7 x 21 x 12 3/4 in. ( 17.8 x 53.3 x 32.4 cm )
Description:
Cardboard hat box for chapeau; crescent shaped, covered with paper stenciled with floral and scroll design.
Gallery Label:
This hat box contained chapeau X.194a, labeled by New York City hatter Elisha Bloomer.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
