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
Ladle
Object Number:
1932.108
Date:
ca. 1855
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
overall: 11 5/8 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.
Description:
silver ladle with a slightly upturned, oval thread handle with foliate and trefoil decoration; horizontal elliptical bowl with foliate drop; underside of the handle engraved, "L. W." in gothic script; makers' marks stamped on the underside of the stem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
