Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Looking Glass from the "Ansonia"
Object Number:
1941.793
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 24 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 27.6 x 63.2 x 3.8 cm )
Marks:
etched: on brass label affixed to lower front of frame: "1848 ANSONIA 1934"
handwritten in pencil: on reverse of frame: "This glass from steamer Ansonia / Built at Brooklyn N. yr 1848."
Description:
Horizontal oval looking glass in gilded rectangular frame with inscribed brass label.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this looking glass is from the "cabin saloon woodwork" of the steamer "Ansonia."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
