Collection Highlights
Dragonfly Table lamp
c. 1900-1906
N84.113
Glass, bronze
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box with fitted cover
Object name
Box with fitted cover
Date
1800-1812
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 4.4 x 5.4 cm )
Description
Heart-shaped wooden box with fitted cover.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Frederick Seal
Object Number
INV.7665ab
Gallery Label
According to the donor, this heart-shaped box belonged to Julia Ann Curtis who was the donor's great grandmother. Ms. Curtis (who later became Mrs. Hugh Joseph Murray) received it from a woman while on her journey down the Hudson River to N.Y. from Newtown, Connecticut. The woman on the ship told Ms. Curtis that whenever she felt an inclination to do evil to look at the box and think of the woman who gave it to her.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
