Collection Highlights
Punch bowl: Landing of Lafayette
Date:
1840-1850
Object Number:
1910.24
Medium:
Earthenware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Greyhound bus
Object Number:
2007.18.1.16
Date:
ca.1933
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (4.4 x 4.4 x 26.7 cm)
Description:
Cast iron Greyhound bus; truck painted blue; carriage marked on roof "Greyhound Lines, GMC".
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 Hillman-Gemini Antiques, NYC.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
