Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Finial
Object Number:
INV.5802.166
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 1 in. ( 5.4 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Colorless finial with molded diamond pattern.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, this fragment was excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
