Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object name
Salt
Date
ca. 1770
Medium
Silver, glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 6 x 8.9 x 7 cm )
Description
Wrought silver salt with a cobalt glass liner; shaped oval frame with a waved, gadrooned rim, and pierced floral repouss
Credit Line
Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund
Object Number
1971.13b
Marks
stamped: on the base: twice, "I W" in roman letters, in a rectangle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.