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
Inkwell
Object Number:
2002.1.2114
Date:
1894
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 3 x 6 1/2 in. (12.4 x 7.6 x 16.5 cm)
Description:
Metal ink well with a base decorated with fencing swords, a boy's school pack with books and baseball bat and a large egg shaped vessel with a cat's head on the lid. The lid opens on a hinge to expose an inkwell with a clear glass liner. The lid is engraved "Charley's Aunt/ Performance Wed. Feb. 7th 1894/ Standard Theatre N.Y.", and another cat's head in embossed onto the inside of the lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
