Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
1942.608ab
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Willow wood, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 3 3/4 in. ( 1.6 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
typed: label affixed to bottom, in ink: "3/9"
Description:
Circular willow wood snuffbox with painted image of willow tree on lid.
Gallery Label:
This snuff box was made from Dr. Samuel Johnson's willow tree and purchased by Isaac J. Greenwood in 1831.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Misses Eliza R. and Mary M. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
