Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox and lid
Object Number:
1931.12ab
Date:
1800-1825
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 3 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black above portrait: "WASHINGTON IRVING"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with black body; black printed bust of Washington Irving wearing fur collar, with abstract leaf border on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thoams Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
