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
Friction automobile Friction automobile friction automobile
Object Number:
2007.18.1.5
Date:
ca. 1900-1910
Medium:
Tin plate, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 3 x 13 in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 33 cm)
Description:
Tin-plate friction automobile; open two-seater with right-hand driver; pierced sides to engine hood; gold-plated cast-metal wheels; driver wearing blue livery; child passenger.
Gallery Label:
This vehicle was part of the cast iron toy collection of Henry Luce III (1925-2005).
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila Luce and H. Christopher Luce in memory of Henry Luce III
Provenance:
Purchased from Pumphouse Antiques, Ashland, OH, 1990.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
