Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sewing Supplies
Object Number:
2002.1.2431
Date:
1894
Medium:
Wood, paper, metal
Dimensions:
4 1/4 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.
Description:
This dark brown stained wooden box has a paper label applied to the top with a scene of a cottage with a gate in a snowy landscape. A white label inside the lid is printed in blue with a calendar for the year 1894. The bottom label reads in black "Brook's Glace/ For the Willcox & Gibbs' Machine/ Brook's Soft Finish/ For All Other Machines." Opens on a hinge and latches with a metal clasp.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
