Collection Highlights
Old Christmas : from the Sketch book of Washington Irving
Date:
1878
Object Number:
LIB.PS2069.C4
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object Number:
1965.729a
Date:
ca. 1830-1835
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Salt; boat-shape form with relief details in imitation of a paddlewheel steamboat; maker's mark on sternboard and flower-decorated oval base; Lafayette's name on both paddlewheels (Neal BT4).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. Macdonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
