Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sack
Object Number:
1958.19
Date:
ca. 1769
Medium:
Linen
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 x 32 in. ( 104.1 x 81.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: top center: "AMERICAN/ N-QUACKINBOS"
Description:
Brown linen sack printed with black ink center top with holes for a drawstring around opening.
Gallery Label:
Peter Quackinbos, the original owner of this sack, was a baker in New York City. The sack was probably used to hold flour.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Society of Colonial Wars
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
