Collection Highlights
Tontine Coffee House, N.Y.C.
ca. 1797
1907.32
oil on linen, lined to fiberglass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object name
Box
Date
1938
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in.
Description
This triangular wedding cake box is cream colored with red monogramed initials on the top lid that read "C. S." and the date "Feb. 26, 1938" insides a silver triangle. It is tied closed with a ribbon.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.645
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
