Collection Highlights
Baby walker
Date:
1700-1750
Object Number:
INV.14959
Medium:
Cherry (by microanalysis)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Powder Horn: Levi Hitchcock (1812-10), Two Sides Depicted, with a Vignette of the United States Hotel Sign, Boston
Object Number:
1907.36.346
Date:
c. 1890
Medium:
Brown and black ink and wash, watercolor, gouache, and graphite, with selective glazing on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. ( 30.2 x 37.8 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: not signed
Inscriptions:
Inscribed middle right in brown ink: "The LEVI HITCHCOCK", followed by a brief history of the horn; at center beside vignette: "The / Old Sign / of the / U. States / Hotel / at / Boston"
Description:
Military
Credit Line:
Gift of Isaac J. Greenwood
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
