Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pouch: H. Garnier
Object Number:
146
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 17.1 x 15.6 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: across back, in pencil: "H. Garnier"
Description:
Brown leather purse with a flap at the top with a vertical strap of leather at the center which has a button hole at the end, and buttons onto a metal stud for closure, the sides are accordioned, there is one compartment inside; the reverse has a triangular piece of leather stitched to it, with a metal wire at the top for hanging the purse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
