Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Service bell in the form of a pig
Object Number:
INV.7818
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Brass, coconut shell
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 7 1/4 x 3 1/8 in. ( 10.2 x 18.4 x 7.9 cm )
Description:
Pig with coconut shell body, cast brass head, feet, and tail; bell with hammer mounted inside shell, rung by depressing tail.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
