2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

James (1777-?) and Sarah Clark Tuttle (c. 1779-?)
1836
1937.1715
Gouache, watercolor, graphite, and black ink with selective glazing on ivory paper
Sitter: Sarah Clark Tuttle

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Box

Box
Object name 
Box
Date 
ca. 1908
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Tiffany & Co.
Medium 
Wood, metal, textile
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 3/4 x 13 x 5 1/4 in. ( 9.5 x 33 x 13.3 cm )
Description 
Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid and small lock, with original key (inside on green ribbon); interior lined on sides with plush green velvet and filled with a rectangular wooden block screwed in with four screws.
Object Number 
INV.8515
Marks 
written: inside lid: "DEC 9, 8550." [?] engraved: on rectangular metal plate on base: "HON. GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN.MAYBE OF NEW YORK/1908." stamped: on interior lid: "Tiffany & Co"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.