Collection Highlights
Batter pitcher
1798
1937.587
Stoneware, cobalt oxide
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object name
Hardware/ household
Date
1900-1930
Medium
Glass, paper
Dimensions
5 x 3/8 in. diameter
Description
This clear glass tube is an inscribing tool and has a ribbed point at one end. The white paper inside reads in black "Jay C. Wemple Company./ Empire Window Shades & Spring Rollers/ 255-257 Wabash Ave. Chicago/ 537-539 Broadway, New York./ To Be Used Like A Steel Pen."
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.1636
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
