Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle case
Object Number:
INV.9809ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 8.6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
engraved: under image of building: "Haga"
Description:
Metal rectangular needlecase in two parts, one slides over the other to close; at the center of one side is an image of a building in a park-like setting, flanked by designs of leaves and feathers, on the opposide side, there is an image of a lyre with a cornucopia to the left and a medical symbol to the right with a bird on a staff with winding snakes, these images are flanked with floral designs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
