Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
form for lobster pot
Object Number:
1944.355c
Date:
1825-1900
Medium:
Wood, leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 8 in. ( 71.1 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Wooden mold for eel trap; tapering cylindrical form with solid oak upper section and hollow lower portion with exterior formed by slats; narrow cylindrical end for sitting onto bench; leather strips and belt around upper end.
Credit Line:
Gift of Professor Gustave Noback
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
