Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
Z.1805ab
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Turned wooden egg-shaped box; threaded on the interior to screw together; turned rings around the entire surface; carved circles on a ring around the center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
