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Collection Highlights

Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
Artist/Maker: Unidentified Artist

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Fly trap and cover

Fly trap and cover
Fly trap and cover
Object name 
Fly trap and cover
Date 
1860-1900
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 in. ( 13.3 x 15.2 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass fly trap and cover; wide, squat, tapering cylindrical form with three legs and circular hole at center with truncated conical wall; domed cover with frosted scroll knop; inscribed on cover: "FLY TRAP. PAT."
Credit Line 
Gift of H. Maxson Hulloway
Object Number 
1939.411ab
Marks 
molded: on cover: "FLY TRAP. PAT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.