Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sugar urn with cover
Object Number:
1987.31ab
Date:
1791 -1793
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/8 x 3 x 3 in. ( 26.4 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
Monogram: "MEH"
Maker's Marks: V. V. & S.
Description:
Pineapple finial on cover; monogram: "MEH"; makers marks: V. V. & S. in rectangle on bottom in two corners; eagle in diamond on bottom in other two corners.
Gallery Label:
Silver urn purchased by the New-York Historical Society from Henry Hornblower the III.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
