Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Caster
Object Number:
INV.14422
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 11.4 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
written: on adhesive label on underside: "LAR / 125" [reference in Larsen]
Description:
Molded pearlware caster with dark blue transfer print of landing of General Lafayette at Castle Garden; baluster-shaped caster with pierced rounded top and circular foot; underside has corked opening; transfer print has Castle Garden, ships, and firing cannons, with plaque inscribed: "LANDING/OF/GEN. LA FAYETTE/AT/NEW YORK/1824."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
