Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Storage box for epaulets
Object Number:
1932.62c-d
Date:
1818-1825
Medium:
Cardboard, textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 11 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. ( 12.4 x 29.5 x 18.7 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: inside lid: "Epaulets / Belonging To / Gov. DeWitt Clinton" and "No 105 or / cd lc Pair / $18.50"
ink stamped: inside lid: "BOOK LOVERS"
handwritten in ink: on paper label affixed to one end of box: "Yellow / Embroidered / No 105 / C
Description:
Cardboard storage box for epaulets; rounded ends and rectangular indentions at center of each long side; blue sides with black base and lid; white interior which is fitted with cloth ties for holding epaulets in place.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Jones and her sons
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
