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Vase

Object Name:
Vase
Object ID:
2004.043.242
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1863
Description:
Vase, small souvenir, made of wood from John Hancock House, Boston, MA. Base broken and repaired - large piece missing. Paper label (now incomplete) adhered to bottom, with ink inscription: "Mad[e] / fro[m] / Balus[ter?] / in th[e] / Hous[e] / of / John Han[cock] / Boston".
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
H-3.4 Dia-1.5 inches
Provenance:
From collection of Dr. Dorothy M. Vaughan (1904-2004), preservationist and collector of Portsmouth, N.H., artifacts.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Dr. Dorothy Mansfield Vaughan
Subjects:
Souvenirs
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