Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gas lighter
Object Number:
1947.244
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 × 29 1/4 × 3 7/8 in. (2.5 × 74.3 × 9.8 cm)
Marks:
molded: on the finial: "HOUGHIN/ DIAMOND"
Description:
Iron gas lighter with a turned wooden handle; two circular tubes attached with a metal plate to the center of the handle, one curves out at the end and is strung through with a wick, other tube is straight with an open, heart-shaped finial at the end; "HOUGHIN" molded on one side of the finial and "DIAMOND" on the opposite side.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. William A. Robbins
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
