Collection Highlights
"Columbia Demands Her Children"
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.30
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
hollow plane
Object Number:
1948.451
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 2 in. ( 18.4 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on blade: "PEUGEOT-JACKSON/ACUER FONDU/BARANTI" and an elephant
Description:
Wooden round plane composed of a rectangular stock with a convex sole perforated by a central slit through which a rounded saw tooth blade is inserted at a downward angle and tightened with a wooden wedge.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
