Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Match box
Object Number:
2002.1.4636
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
3 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
A circular wood tube match box with a white paper label and a pale blue revenue stamp on the front that reads "Swift & Courtney's/ Parlor Matches,/ Wilmington, Delaware/ New York Office, 141 Maiden Lane."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
