Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Luce Center
Duck decoy
Object Number:
1969.23
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint, metal, leather, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 14 x 7 in. ( 19 x 35.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Carved and painted duck decoy; flat, oval, brown painted cork(?) body; brown painted wooden head with gray and white bill and yellow glass eyes; wooden member extending along the center of the bottom (like a ship's keel) with leather loop attached toward front and lead weight at bottom center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
