Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Caster
Object Number:
1922.32
Date:
ca. 1800-1830
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 1 7/8 in. ( 16.5 x 4.8 cm )
Description:
Sugar caster with urn shaped body with square pedestal base; the screw on bell-shaped cover has vertical slots and the edges have light decoration; the finial is a beehive shape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
