Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Luce Center
Candlestick
Object Number:
1934.94a
Date:
1850-1890
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 4 in. ( 16.5 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Iron candlestick with a slide, round thumbpiece, and protruding lip on circular base.
Gallery Label:
Similar objects are also called "pork-barrel" or "hog scraper" candlesticks (See Publications).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. DeWitt M. Lockman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
