Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sample/ clothes
Object Number:
2002.1.3217
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Felt
Dimensions:
1 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A tiny bright green felt hat with an ivory colored ribbon for a hatband. Inside the hat is a yellow label printed in black "Lee/ Water Bloc". This was probably a sample for demonstrating a water resistance (waterproofing) chemical treatment.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
