Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Insignia
Object Number:
2002.1.4390
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 x 1/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A silver and gold colored metal military insignia or patriotic pin in the shape of a very long, detailed gun cartridge shell, possibly a cannon or heavy artillery shell. Possibly a pre-World War I artillery insignia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
