Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trunk
Object Number:
1959.64
Date:
1890-1910
Medium:
Wood, calfskin, brass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 25 1/4 in. (14 x 22.5 x 64.1 cm)
Description:
Small wood trunk bound in calfskin on top and sides, with hinged, rounded lid; brass handle, lock, escutcheon, and nail heads along edges and across top; interior papered with yellow, white, and red square pattern, sides papered with gray paper with orange printed decoration; key on ribbon inside trunk; blue and white ribbon attached to box and lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Spingler-Van Beuren Estates, Inc.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
