Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pocket telescope in case
Object Number:
1932.146ab
Date:
1840-1845
Medium:
Brass, paint, glass, cardboard
Dimensions:
case: 3 x 1 1/4 in. ( 7.6 x 3.2 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in ink: on case: "SYDNEY H. CARNEY - 1845 - Lowell: Mass"
Description:
Pocket telescope with red-painted brass casing; in cylindrical cardboard case.
Gallery Label:
This pocket telescope belonged to the donor's father, Sydney H. Carney, Sr.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Syndey H. Carney, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
