Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
hollow plane
Object Number:
1948.440
Date:
ca. 1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 16 x 2 3/4 in. ( 12.7 x 40.6 x 7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front of stock: "UNION FACTORY/ WARRANTED/ H. CHAPIN"
impressed: on blade in circle with central crown: "R. GROVES & SONS/ USE/ WARRANTED/CAST STEEL"
Description:
Wooden hollow plane composed of a rectangular stock with a cured sole perforated by a central slit through which a blade is inserted at a downward angle and tightened with a wooden wedge; a curved handle is inserted into the forearm of the stock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
