Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1781-1853)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.4
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Piggin
Object Number:
Z.399
Date:
1825-1875
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 6 1/4 x 5 in. ( 22.9 x 15.9 x 12.7 cm )
Marks:
carved: on front handle: "N O"
carved: on reverse handle: "ISER"
Description:
Piggin composed of oak staves and two overlapping wooden hoops; elongated and shaped stave handle with hanging hole in the center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
