Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.83
Date:
ca. 1880-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Clear glass with a white glass bottom that reads through the glass: Patent Hollow Steel Blocks/ Non-Shrinkable/ The Lightest, Handsomest, and/ Most Durable Blocks Made./ Wrought Iron Strap Extends/ Below The Pin-Hole To Sus-/ Tain The Load./ Sole Manufactures/ Boston & Lockport Block Co./ Boston, Mass.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
