Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Toaster
Object Number:
Z.952
Date:
ca. 1798
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 17 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 14 x 44.4 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the end of the handle: "L/ P/ 1798"
Description:
Cast iron toaster with pair of plain arches on rectangular swivel base, resting on bar, all on two legs; handle extends from bar, bent up at meeting with third leg, and ends in circle with hole in middle; stamped around the whole, "L/ P/ 1798."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
