Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Luce Center
Sealing wax in original box
Object Number:
INV.7772a-f
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Wax, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
box: 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 1 x 14 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Flat, rectangular cardboard box containing (4) fragments of red, green, and yellow sealing wax; sliding lid with embossed white paper affixed to sides and back and color-printed paper with image of Jenny Lind and inscriptions in gold frame affixed to top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Reverend Henry V. A. Parsell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
