Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle case
Object Number:
INV.9785ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Mother of pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Marks:
inlayed: across top of lid: "And(illeg.). o. .N. Bell"
Description:
Rectangular mother of pearl needlecase in the form of a box with a lid that slides out from grooves around the inner rim of the case, an inscription runs across the top of the lid, and there is a fan design at the outer end.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
