Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mechanical toy (drummer in uniform)
Object Number:
INV.8830
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Wood, paint, metal, string
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3 in. ( 16.5 x 6 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Carved wooden figure of a drummer in uniform with arms jointed at shoulders, mounted on rectangular wooden box; drummer wears black beefeater's hat, red jacket, and white trousers and has small cylindrical drum attached to thigh; mechanism inside box causes drummer to raise his arms and beat against drum when small wire crank is turned.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
