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Box, File

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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Object ID
1908.002
Date Range
1830-1854
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Collection
Decorative Arts Collection: Base Metals
Title
Decorated File Box, 1830-54
Description
Domed lid sheet iron box with wire bail handle. Painted black with red border lines and painted drapery ornament in gold.
Label on interior connects box to documents relating to the Asiatic cholera epidemic in Columbia in 1854.
label on side reads, "Francis X. Reuss Collection"
Date Range
1830-1854
Year Range From
1830
Year Range To
1854
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 1
Storage Cabinet
Unit 06
Storage Shelf
Shelf 3
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
cholera
Object Name
Box, File
Material
Sheet Iron
Height (in)
6.25
Width (in)
8.75
Depth (in)
4.75
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Broken Latch
Object ID
1908.002
Accession Number
1908.002
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Flag

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5f503213-245a-464d-bd97-530152784128
Collection
History Collection
Title
John Wise 34 Star American Flag
Object ID
1967.009.1
Date Range
1834
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Collection
History Collection
Title
John Wise 34 Star American Flag
Description
Framed flag of John Wise used on Balloon flights. 13 stars, 7 red stripes, 6 white stripes. Attached note reads, "This flag has accompanied 239 aerial voyages - has travelled in the air over 11,000 miles - has been constantly the harbinger of good fortune and no serious accident ever occurred while it was present. It is a talisman of good luck. It is over 34 years old and was made in 1834." Bdly faded.
Date Range
1834
Year Range From
1834
Year Range To
1834
Made By
Wise, Sarah Stock
Last Owner
Wise, John
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
DAC
Storage Wall
Island 5
Storage Cabinet
Unit 42
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
Storage Drawer
Bin 2-A
People
Wise, John
Subcategory
Ceremonial Artifact
Search Terms
balloons
Object Name
Flag
Material
Silk
Height (in)
26.5
Width (in)
43.5
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Needs rematted, removal of acidic backing board
Object ID
1967.009.1
Accession Number
1967.009
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