Collection Highlights
Important meeting of the African Civilization Society, at the Cooper Institute, Wednesday evening, March 7th, 1860, at eight o'clock
Date:
1860
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1860.48
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trunk fragment, handle
Object Number:
INV.8960
Date:
1800-1875
Medium:
Metal, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 14.6 x 16.2 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Brown leather handle with hand sewn seam on the inner edge, a metal ring at each end (one broken off), leather fragments on the opposite sides of the rings.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
