Collection Highlights
Civil Defense Volunteer Organization Uniform
Date:
1942-1945
Object Number:
1946.89a-c
Medium:
Wool, silk, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.4
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Half-spherical clear glass paperweight with internal white glass inscription that reads: The American Fire/ AD 1810/ Philadelphia; with a central figure of an eagle gripping a flag in its talons on the top of a globe. Very rough pontil mark on bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
