Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder horn
Object Number:
1950.52
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Horn, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 4 x 9 1/2 in. ( 7 x 10.2 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover over one end; lipped spout.
Gallery Label:
This powder horn was used by Eli Wentworth (1795-1885).
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Agnes Fairchild and Mrs. Mary C. Torsch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
