Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Personal item
Object Number:
2002.1.3223
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Metal, paper
Dimensions:
2 1/2 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A brass name and address plate for a mail box, probably from a city apartment building. A paper card slips into the holder which has three slots for viewing the handwritten name, street and city. It reads "E.B. Child/ 601 E. 109/ New York". The plate has a slot at the top for attaching it to the wall or mail box.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
