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Museum Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
ca. 1761
1954.179a-d
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bottle fragments (29)
Title
Bottle fragments (29)
Date
1760-1783
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
largest: 1 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 3.2 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Green body fragments.
Object Number
INV.5802.52-80
Gallery Label
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
