Collection Highlights
Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804)
Date:
ca. 1793
Object Number:
1928.18
Medium:
White marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.168
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, paper, photo
Dimensions:
: 1 x 4 x 2 1/2 in.; 2.54 x 10.16 x 6.35 cm
Description:
This rectangular clear glass paperweight has a paper insert with a photo of a building that reads through the glass: New York Life Building/ New York. The bottom reads: The New-York Life/ Insurance Company/ John A. McCall, President/275,000 Policy Holders...
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
