Collection Highlights
Receipted bill, John Vernon to Benjamin White
Date:
1794
Object Number:
MSS.3
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight/ Pin Cushion
Object Number:
2002.1.418
Date:
1895-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 3 1/8 in.
Description:
This brass colored metal paperweight is shaped like a doorknob with a red velvet padded insert in the top for a pin cushion. Around the base is embossed "P. & F. Corbin/ Fine Builders Hardware".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
