Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Man in Wheel
Object Number:
INV.1423
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Wood, cardboard, paint, feather
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 2 in. ( 21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Wooden soldier in yellow trousers and green knee-length coat with striped skirt, wearing red Napoleonic hat with feather; with dowel through figure so that it may be mounted at center of hoop and spin freely as hoop is rolled; outer surface of wheel has orange amd green bands.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
