Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.16
Date:
1880-1940
Medium:
Coal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. ( 3.2 x 14 x 7 cm )
Description:
This rectangular piece of black coal is highly polished and smooth except for the narrow ends that have been left as raw rough coal. It is embossed on one side: Cortright Coal Co. / New York/ U.S.A.; and on the reverse: Beaver Coal.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
