Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox with lid
Object Number:
1931.23ab
Date:
ca. 1800-1820
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: covering entire surface of obverse and reverse: "IN CONGRESS, JULY 4TH, 1776/THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES/of/AMERICA"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with printed Declaration of Independence beginning on obverse and continuing on reverse.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Thomas Hunt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
