Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Coal wagon
Object Number:
1998.4
Date:
1900-1925
Medium:
Iron, paint, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 17 x 5 in. ( 20.3 x 43.2 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
cast: on each side of wagon: "COAL"
Description:
Cast iron coal wagon with grossly caricatured African-American driver, drawn by two horses; driver dressed in black clothing and round hat; red wagon with yellow wheels and whiffletree; graduated depth; one black and one brown horse; set of two tools - shovel and chute - painted in black.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Laura Harding
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
