Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Mat
Object name
Mat
Date
ca. 1845
Medium
Silver
Dimensions
Part (bombilla): 8 x 7/8 in. (20.3 x 2.2 cm)
Part (mate cup): 3 3/4 x 4 x 3 in. (9.5 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm)
Silver Weight: 5
Description
Wrought and cast silver mat
Credit Line
Gift of Sarah H. Van Nest
Object Number
1941.911ab
Provenance
This mat
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
