Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Nipple and tube
Object Number:
INV.14334
Date:
ca. 1800
Medium:
Silver plate
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 23.2 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Cast silver plated nipple and tube; flattened nipple-shaped tip, cast in vertical halves, with a tiny hole and domed flange with a rolled rim; cylindrical tube curving to a domed bottle cap with a reed band around the side; tiny tube applied to larger tube as air vent with hole in the cap.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
