Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Candle snuffer
Object Number:
1945.330
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 7 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 19 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on main hinge: "M / PATENT."
Description:
Metal scissor-shaped snuffer with blunt lip and barrel-shaped wick-end box with side door, enclosed blade and pointed end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
