Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fork
Object Number:
1944.291
Date:
1859
Medium:
Steel, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 5/8 x 3/8 in. ( 16.5 x 1.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Steel fork with two tines; each side of the handle set with ovoid wooden insulators nailed to the steel center; steel heart decorates the center of the top insulator.
Gallery Label:
This was one of the first forks which belonged to Emma Rowland, of Perry Ohio, the grandmother of donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Hazel L. Muller
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
