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
Inkwell
Object Number:
1954.221a
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 3/4 in. ( 7.6 x 7 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass mold blown inkwell; faceted cone shape, truncated at top with raised band and rounded shoulder leading to neck; glass has become iridescent as a result of contact with soil.
Gallery Label:
Iridescence indicates that this inkwell was probably excavated or found.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dorothy C. Barck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
