Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
1865
Z.2603
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Chamberstick
Object name
Chamberstick
Date
1840-1870
Medium
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 8.6 cm )
Description
Brass chamberstick (folding) with cylindrical socket with beaded rim that screws into round upturned saucer base.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Nellie L. Condon
Object Number
1947.1
Gallery Label
Chambersticks such as these were said to have been used by Civil War officers (See Arthur Hayward, Colonial Lighting, p. 93, pl. 39).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
