Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jacob
Object Number:
INV.8492
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 6 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. ( 5.4 x 16.2 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on stem: "Gambier/ a Paris/ M * M/Deposé"
carved: in low relief in turban: "JE SUIS LE VRAI JACOB"
carved: in low relief behind beard: "JACOB" twice
carved: on stem: "9"
Description:
White ceramic pipe with bowl molded to look like the head of a Middle eastern man with a long flowing beard and mustache and turban; turban decorated with green, pink, and yellow enamel; eyes and eyebrows in white and black enamel; straight, tapering stem.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
