Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Naval Pike, possibly post 1812
Object Number:
INV.5734
Date:
1815-1855
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 55 x 1 1/4 in. ( 139.7 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wood and iron pike; cylindrical black wood shaft has leaf blade with median ridge and socket fastened to top.
Gallery Label:
According to appraiser, this naval boarding pike may postdate the War of 1812.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
