Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1785-1789
Object Number:
1916.7
Medium:
Mahogany; pine, poplar
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Harness bit
Object Number:
INV.879
Date:
1875-1950
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 7 x 9 3/4 in. ( 5.7 x 17.8 x 24.8 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on the bit: "J. H./ LONDON/ NEW YORK"
stamped: on a side bar: "BEST STEEL"
Description:
Steel pelham harness bit; ribbed bit with bulbous ends fitted onto two side bars with a large loops around the bit ends and two rectangles formed in the curved bars; loops at the front of the bars have hooks attached; arched crossbar across the back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Walter Jennings
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
