Collection Highlights
Kast
Date:
1675-1690
Object Number:
1941.914
Medium:
Walnut, walnut veneer, elm, oak, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Miniature book
Object Number:
INV.7340a-c
Date:
1916
Medium:
Wood, pewter, abalone, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 × 2 1/2 × 2 5/8 in. (1.9 × 6.4 × 6.7 cm)
Marks:
Stamped on back of pewter sleeve: "VICTOIRE!" / "AF"
Inscriptions:
Stamped on tag in purple ink: "OEUVRE DE L'ART ET LA FEMME / SECTION DES MUTILES / DE LA GUERRE...PARIS: 5. R. PELOUZE"
Handwritten in black ink on tag: "Fauil par l soldal Pasquier / 8 Bat Chasseurs (Culthiraleur) / Cruive de guerre Medaille Michilaire / Impaule Bras guache / Blessar 4-11-1916 Sailly Saullaiel"
Handwritten in black ink on book: Hebrew characters and "Jerusalem" beneath
Description:
Wooden minature book with pewter sleeve; stamped, inlaid with abalone, and incised with image of a cocktiel; original wove paper tag attached to sleeve with string; "78" handwritten on paper tag adhered to inside the sleeve.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
