Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needlecase: bamboo shaped
Object Number:
INV.9819
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. ( 7 x 1 cm )
Description:
Cylindrical metal needle case made to resemble a bamboo shoot, one end has a flip-up lid, the other end has a ring, as if to hang from something. Smooth interior sheath.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
