Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Girandole mirror
Object Number:
1963.100
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Wood, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 46 x 35 x 8 in. ( 116.8 x 88.9 x 20.3 cm )
Description:
Girandole mirror in circular gilded frame surmounted by a carved eagle with spread wings perched on rock-like base flanked on either side by carved and gilded leaf-like forms that descend on either side of the frame below; convex glass in molded frame decorated with gilded balls and applied border of acorns and leaves; two pair of candelabra with curling branches attached to base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
