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
The Rainbow Room
Object Number:
2007.6.249
Date:
ca. 1960-1990
Medium:
Cardboard, ink, staple and striker
Dimensions:
2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in (5.2 x 4.8 cm)
Description:
Black cardboard matchbook with reverse striker; "THE RAINBOW ROOM" in arch, with square frame, all in white on front; frame front overlaps onto saddle and reverse; black interior with "Rockefeller Center/PLaza 7-9090" in white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Joshua Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
