Collection Highlights
Masonic apron
Date:
1780-1800
Object Number:
1951.523ab
Medium:
Silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Historical souvenir
Object Number:
2002.1.4655
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Metal, wood, glass, paper
Dimensions:
1/2 x 3 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A souvenir made of a circular wood frame carved to hold a glass disk over a paper insert printed with a portrait of George Washington encircled by stars, over a shield and laurel wreath in front of his tomb, with Mount Vernon in the background.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
