Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle
Object Number:
2002.1.2074
Date:
1880-1900
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
11 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A cardboard jigsaw puzzle with a detailed color diagram of an early steam powered fire engine with a driver in a blue uniform. The working sections of the steamer are exposed in this view and labeled, including the boiler, fire box , steam cylinder, balance wheel and various gauges, pipes and chambers. One piece is missing.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
