Rouge
notes: label: Description
content: This cylindrical box came from the shop of Henry Fitz (1808-1863), America’s first successful commercial telescope maker. A paper label in the lid reads "Parker; Rouge Care; Used by H. Fitz; where he hall__; glass for; ______; trips".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mrs. Willard H. Howell
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.315158.118
label: accession number
content: 215541
label: catalog number
content: 315158.118
objectType: label: Object Name
content: rouge
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (lining material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4.5 cm x 6 cm; 1 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.35 cm x 4.7625 cm