Collection Highlights
Tool chest with tools
chest ca. 1790; tools ca. 1790-1850
L.1927.1
Outer case of painted pine; inner till of mahogany with ivory and brass.
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bag
Object name
Bag
Date
1850-1900
Medium
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 22 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. ( 57.8 x 19 x 2.5 cm )
Description
Leather crosier bag with four compartments inside.
Credit Line
Bequest of Archbishop Robert Seton
Object Number
919.1
Gallery Label
Archbishop Robert Seton (1839-1927) was the grandson of Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton (1774-1821), founder of the American Sisters of Charity. He spent most of his ecclesiastic career as chaplain to St Elizabeth's convent near Madison, New Jersey.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
