Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1927.59
Medium:
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jewelry Box
Object Number:
Z.2300ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Leather, velvet, silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 22.9 x 16.5 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
stamped: in gilt, center top of lid: "C. L. L."
Description:
Dark green leather jewelry box lined with purple velvet, divided into 8 compartments of varying shapes and sizes; metal hinges and lock; initials printed on cover.
Gallery Label:
This box contained many pieces of jewelry, most of which were probably owned and worn by Adelaide L. Livingston (1852-1909), the daughter of Eugene A. Livingston, ancestor of the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Goodhue Livingston, Sr., 1951
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
