Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.204
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
1 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.
Description:
Half-spherical clear glass paperweight with a white glass insert with a central image of a bird- maybe a dove- carrying a flag and black lettering that reads through the glass: The American Fire/ Philadelphia
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
