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
Knife
Object Number:
2002.1.4756
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Metal, celluloid
Dimensions:
5 1/8 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A kitchen knife with a blade marked with a scale in inches and a beige celluloid handle printed in black on both sides "American Hay, Flour & Feed Journal/ Produce Exchange/ New York."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
