Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Quill pens (10) in original box
Object Number:
1949.81a-l
Date:
1846-1854
Medium:
Quills; cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 x 2 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 22.9 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
printed label: affixed to side of box: "SUPERIOR OFFICE PENS / MANUFACTURED BY / E. DE YOUNG, / SUITABLE FOR BANK[S, COUN]TING HOUSES & C."
Description:
Ten quill pens in original blue and gold paper-covered cardboard box with manufacturer's label.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, Emanuel De Young (Deyoung) is listed at a New York quill manufacturer from 1846 to 1854, and later as a New York stationer.
Credit Line:
Gift of Wilmer R. Leech
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
