Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wafer iron
Object Number:
Z.2730
Date:
1750-1820
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 in. ( 76.2 cm )
Description:
Wrought iron wafer iron; circular plates and tapering handles hinged; interior of one plate in grid pattern and interior of opposite plate assymetrical arrangement of tree, crescent, star, and other motifs; handle termini hook together.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
