Collection Highlights
Snake jug
1871
1906.6ab
Stoneware
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Luce Center
Box lid
Object name
Box lid
Date
1850-1870
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
Overall: 3/4 x 4 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 11.7 x 11.4 cm )
Description
Square green cardboard box lid, with label affixed to the top.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Isidore L. Rosenzweig, in Memory of Bessie and Isidore L. Rosenzweig, 1978
Object Number
INV.8671t
Marks
printed: across label on obverse of lid: "PAINE'S PATENT / STEEL MEASURING TAPES / ...Feet, No. ... divided to ... / IN LEATHER COVERED CASES, / WITH FLUSH HANDLES."
Gallery Label
This box lid belonged to Col. William H. Paine, who served as a surveyor in the Army during the Civil War. It was found among the items in his footlocker. Paine was responsible for devising systems and tools to better facilitate the surveyor's tasks, including patenting a coiled steel tape measure.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
