Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plumb bob
Object Number:
1925.69
Date:
ca. 1832
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 in. ( 15.9 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm )
Marks:
incised: on one side: "C."
incised: on opposite side: "May 3' 1832"
Description:
Salt-glazed stoneware plumb bob, cone-shaped with flattened sides; each side has incised lettering, and the upper section has three pierced holes.
Gallery Label:
This Crolius plumb bob, which would have hung on a string, was used for determining perpendicularity. Such a tool may have been useful in stacking pots in the kiln.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
