Collection Highlights
Aaron Burr (1756-1836)
1836
1927.59
Plaster with wash
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ jewelry
Object name
Box/ jewelry
Date
1910-1940
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
4 3/4 x 4 x 1 1/2 in.
Description
This jewelry box is covered in brown paper mottled to resemble burl wood and embossed with grape bunches, leaves and vines. An orange label on the lid reads in black "Ball, Black & Co./ Sign of the Golden Eagle/ Jewelers and Silversmiths/ 247 Broadway,/ opposite City Hall/ New York."
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1541
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
