Collection Highlights
The Bulls and Bears in the Market
Date:
1879
Object Number:
1971.104
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Luce Center
Boot pistol
Object Number:
1946.126
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Wood, iron, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 in. ( 15.2 cm )
Part (barrel): 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: left frame: "IP MOORE"; right frame: "N.../YORK"
stamped: underside of barrel: two English barrel proof marks, both have two crossed scepters below a crown; they are post 1813 proofs used in Birmingham
Description:
Wood, iron, and brass percussion pistol; stamped marks on left frame and barrel.
Gallery Label:
John P. Moore was a large firearms dealing and importing firm in New York from the 1830's until their purchase by another company in the 1880's.
Credit Line:
Gift of Tilden Grover
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
