Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Decanter with stopper
Object Number:
1941.921ab
Date:
1810-1840
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 26 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless cut lead glass decanter; narrow flange lip; straight cylindrical neck with three thick faceted rings; bulbous body cut with ten sides separated by cut ribs extending almost to neck; sunburst cut beneath base; mushroom-shaped stopper cut with sunburst at center and ribs.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Sanford Dwight Foot
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
