Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Mug
Object Number:
1893.5a
Date:
ca. 1750
Medium:
Pewter
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/8 x 7 x 4 3/8 in. ( 13.7 x 17.8 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Crumpled and broken mug on raised base with double scroll handle, and small scroll thumbpiece.
Gallery Label:
According to donor, this mug was excavated from the hulk of a vessel on Front Street between Broad and Whitehall Streets, while digging for the proposed power house for the Cable Road.
Credit Line:
Gift of John D. Crimmins
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
