Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Needle wax
Object Number:
Z.1500.3ab-5ab
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Mother of pearl, wax
Dimensions:
overall (largest): 1/2 x 1 in. ( 1.3 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Three mother of pearl containers of needle wax in the form of spools of thread; each has a removable cover which screws into the wax inside.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
