Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fly trap and cover
Object Number:
1939.411ab
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 in. ( 13.3 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
molded: on cover: "FLY TRAP. PAT."
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Fly trap and cover; wide, squat, tapering cylindrical form with three legs and circular hole at center with truncated conical wall; domed cover with frosted scroll knop; inscribed on cover: "FLY TRAP. PAT."
Credit Line:
Gift of H. Maxson Hulloway
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
