Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Needle sharpener
Object Number:
Z.1541.9
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Silk, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Red silk needle sharpener in the form of a strawberry with yellow speckle "seeds"; has a metal cap that looks like the leafy top of a strawberry which has a loop with a red silk ribbon tied to it.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
