Collection Highlights
Cayambe
Date:
1858
Object Number:
S-91
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
hollow plane
Object Number:
1948.450
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 1/2 x 1 in. ( 15.2 x 24.1 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on front of stock: " G. W. DENSION & CO/WINTHROP/CONN."
impressed: on rear of stock: "CASSEBEER, REED & CO/229 BOWERY/ NEW YORK"
Description:
Wooden round plane composed of a rectangular stock with a convex sole perforated by a central slit through which a convex blade is inserted at a downward angle and tightened by a wooden wedge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
