Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Pocket watch
Object Number:
Z.2309.3
Date:
1888
Medium:
Gold, other metal, ceramic, enamel
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. ( 1.3 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
engraved: center obverse: "LSG"
engraved: center reverse: "1888"
stamped: inside each cover: "CWS / 18 K / 55159"
printed: watch face, above hand pivot: "C W Schumann & Sons / New York"
Description:
Gold pocket watch with double-cover closed face case, with knob and ring stirrup at the top; front cover is monogrammed "LSG", white ceramic watch face has black enamel arabic numeral hour and minute markings, with separate second time keeper at the bottom center; reverse cover is engraved "1888", and opens to reveal a hunter watch-style interior cover protecting the crystal over the works.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
