Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jewelry box
Object Number:
INV.12694
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, silk, metal, wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 5 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 14.3 x 19 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside lid, bottom right corner, on metal plaque: "418"
Description:
Rectangular wooden jewelry box covered with dark brown leather; lid is hinged at the back, with metal clasp fastener at front center, the lid is padded with wool beneath the leather; inside lined with purple velvet; lid has a metal hook near clasp at the center with recessed oval form for securing jewelry (necklace?), with an oval metal plaque at the bottom right corner stamped with "418"; bottom of box is flat.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
