2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Cake board
1825-1835
1937.1562
Wood
Artist/Maker: John Conger

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Box

Box
Box
Box
Object name 
Box
Date 
1963-1972
Medium 
Paper
Dimensions 
11 5/8 x 11 5/8 x 5 in.
Description 
A store gift box printed all over with cartoonish outline drawings of major architectural landmarks in New York City, probably from Macy's, as the Macy's store figures prominently. Other sites include "United Nations", "Brooklyn Bridge", "Wall Street", "Pan-Am Building", "The Guggenheim", "Grand Central Station", "Statue Of Liberty", "Times Square", "Rockefeller Center", and "Lincoln Center".
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.3567
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.