Show most precious document Is 13 carefully preserved appropriated for C CONGRESS the construction of the shrine in which are housed the declaration of independence and the constitution of this amount was spent the shrine was dedicated F february 28 1824 1924 it was designed by francis n H bacon of boston and new york the background Is of grayish black york fossil marble says the library of congress an upright frame or case with gold plated bronze bronie doors contains the declaration below and in front of the upright ease case Is a much larger one in the form of 0 a desk with claw feet it contains the live five sheets of the constitution ution in front of this case Is a small carved stool both cases and stool being executed in asbury I pink ink tennessee bessee marble quarried near knoxville tenn two sheets of plate glass with specially prepared gelat gelatin lyA films between the two plates protect the doc amenta |