Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Colt Third Model Deringer, Standard Model
Object Number:
1941.572
Date:
1870-1912
Medium:
Steel, bronze, nickel, pearl
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 in. ( 12.4 cm )
Part (barrel): 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Marks:
stamped: frame: "41 CAL"
stamped: barrel: "-COLT-"
Description:
Steel, bronze, nickel, and pearl deringer; nickel-plated bronze frame; pearl grips; stamped marks on barrel and left frame.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
