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
Bobbins
Object name
Bobbins
Date
1780-1820
Medium
Wood, linen
Dimensions
overall (largest): 6 3/8 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 16.2 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm )
Description
Group of twenty wooden handmade bobbins of various shapes and sizes, and with various geometric designs of chip carving, two have egg shaped tops and three are cylindrical, but the remaining have flat sides; nine have a loop carved in the top and have a carved decoration linked to the loop.
Object Number
Z.1564.1-20
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
