Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hansom cab
Object Number:
2007.18.1.20
Date:
ca. 1880-1890
Medium:
Cast iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 4 x 12 1/2 in. (17.8 x 10.2 x 31.8 cm)
Description:
Cast iron one-horse hansom cab; black cab with yellow wheels and a trotting brown horse with white blanket and pink and black trappings; driver with white coat and black top hat.
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 in 1998 from Gemini Antiques, Bridgehampton, NY.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
