Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Tape measure
Object Number:
Z.1549.9
Date:
ca. 1830
Medium:
Mother of pearl, brass, silk
Dimensions:
overall (rolled): 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description:
Barrel shaped tape measure case with a brass handle at the top which winds and unwinds the white silk tape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
