Collection Highlights
Plan of the City of New York
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.NS3.M36.1.3ab
Medium:
Black ink, with pencil additions, on paper backed with paper backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil lamp base
Object Number:
1920.104
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 27.3 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Brass whale oil lamp with circular molded base a fluted cylindrical shaft supporting a compressed globular reservoir with mid rib.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
