Collection Highlights
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Date:
1870-1879
Object Number:
PR.104.3
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle case
Object Number:
INV.1050ab
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Ivory, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 8.9 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Ivory needle case of flat rectangular form, with scallops at top and point at bottom; top third carved with feather-like motif; middle third inset with metal circles and metal lyre; bottom third carved.
Gallery Label:
This needle case was owned by Mrs. John (Harriet Moore Francis) Rogers, Jr. (1841-1927), wife of the sculptor John Rogers. They lived in New York until 1877, when they established their residence in New Canaan, CT.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. John Rogers
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
