Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Pipe rack
Object Number:
1963.175
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Pine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 21 x 6 x 4 7/8 in. ( 53.3 x 15.2 x 12.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden pipe box with upside down heart cut-out at top; two shelves for pipes of varying heights, carved with opposing cyma curves; six-petaled flower cut out below shelves; single drawer at bottom, dovetailed with single brass knob. Dark brown paint with gold highlights; crossed pipes painted above top shelf and on both sides.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
