Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Coffee mill
Object Number:
2002.1.3508
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Metal, wood
Dimensions:
5 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
Description:
A wood box set with a metal coffee grinding mill on the top and a small drawer for collecting the ground coffee at the bottom front. Beans are placed into the grinder through a sliding hatch on the top, the handle is turned and ground coffee collects in the drawer. A plate on the front is embossed "Mouvement Acier Forge/ Dalto". This is a counter-top coffee mill.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
