Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Peanut jar
Object Number:
2002.1.3510ab
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Paper fiber
Dimensions:
4 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 5 in.
Description:
A pressed paper fiber container shaped and decorated to resemble the character Planters "Mister Peanut", with a beige peanut body with black painted legs, cane, monocle, and black top hat with a hatband marked in white "Mister Peanut". The top hat pulls off to expose a container for peanuts.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
