Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Handcuffs
Object Number:
1946.337ab
Date:
ca. 1880
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 × 4 × 6 in. (5.1 × 10.2 × 15.2 cm)
Description:
Steel naval style handcuffs; c-curve cuffs hinged to the lock mechanism which slides over the cuff, keyhole in the center of each; three chain links hold cuffs together. Key with an oval loop, hollow cylinder and a rectangular block.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Richard H. Gosman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
