Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pipe: pistol shape
Object Number:
INV.7756
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 1 1/8 in. ( 27.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Elaborately carved wooden pipe case in shape of a rifle; decoration consists of scrolls, flowers, and human faces; case is also carved with a gun's trigger, flint, and hammer.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
