Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Luce Center
Oak log: cribbing from Dutch canal
Object Number:
INV.416
Date:
1650-1725
Medium:
Oak
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/4 x 35 x 13 in. ( 28.6 x 88.9 x 33 cm )
Marks:
painted in black: "OAK LOG/ OVER 250 YEARS OLD/ PART OF CRIBBING/ OF THE/ DUTCH CANAL/ BROAD AND FRONT STREETS/ NEW YORK CITY/ presented by/ MAURICE BLUMENTHAL/ 1923"
Description:
Section of oak beam.
Gallery Label:
According to the inscription painted on this beam, it was part of the cribbing of the Dutch Canal, taken from near Broad and Front Streets, New York City.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal, 1923
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
