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Come in, and Prevent a "Draft"
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Tobacco pipe fragment
Object Number:
INV.10210.238
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 1/4 in. ( 6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
stamped: spur: "TD"
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe fragment; stem with stamped mark on spur.
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal, 1921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
