Collection Highlights
Dressing table
Date:
1795-1810
Object Number:
INV.14982
Medium:
Probably New York mahogany, white pine, yellow poplar, other inlays
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tin
Object Number:
2002.1.3429
Date:
1881-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
9 x 5 x 1 3/8 in.
Description:
An orange-red oval tin gun powder bottle with a narrow spout with a tin lid and a clip on the back for attaching to a belt. The front has a central oval frame printed in black and red with a flag marked "Orange Extra Sporting" and a wreath encircled by the words "Laflin & Rand/ Hercules Powder Co." The back is embossed "Hercules/ Powder Co./ U.S.A."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
