Collection Highlights

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Date:

1916-1922

Object Number:

1954.164

Medium:

Painted plaster

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Title

Box for fan: B. Altman

Object name

Fan box

Date

1910-1930

Medium

Cardboard

Dimensions

Overall: 1 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/4 in. ( 3.5 x 21.9 x 4.4 cm )

Description

Rectangular cardboard fan box; cream-colored, with "B. Altman & Co" and store address inscribed on top of lid.

Object Number

INV.11667

Marks

stamped: on top of lid: "B. Altman & Co. / FIFTH AVENUE - MADISON AVENUE / THIRTY-FOURTH AND THIRTY-FIFTH STREETS / NEW YORK"

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.