Collection Highlights
Builder's Model of the U.S.S. "Monitor"
1862
1862.9
Wood, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Butter mold
Object name
Butter mold
Date
1835-1840
Medium
Ivory
Dimensions
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 7 x 5.4 x 4.1 cm )
Description
Ivory carved butter mold with elongated knob handle and oval base with engraved flower pot and foliage around the sides and an American eagle in semi-relief on a concave bottom.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Rutherford Oakes Ainslie
Object Number
1943.52
Gallery Label
According to the donor, it was made one of the whaling ships.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
