Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Octant
Object Number:
1940.455
Date:
ca. 1840
Medium:
Ebony, ivory, brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 x 10 x 3 1/2 in. ( 30.5 x 25.4 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Ebony, brass, and ivory octant with set of square, framed lenses and inlaid ivory ruler.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this object is a relic of Captain G. F. Lyon's "Haela" and "Fury" expedition in search of a Northwest Passage.
Credit Line:
Gift of F. E. Ogden, Sr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
