Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object name
Salt
Date
ca. 1830-1835
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 3.8 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm )
Description
Opaque pale blue pressed lead glass salt; boat-shape form with relief details in imitation of a paddlewheel steamboat; maker's mark on sternboard and on scroll-decorated oval base; Lafayette's name on both paddlewheels (Neal BT4d).
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. F. Macdonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Object Number
1965.718a
Marks
pressed: on sternboard "B & S/GLASS./CO"
pressed: on paddlewheels "LAFAYET."
pressed: on base "SANDWICH"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
