Collection Highlights
George Washington (1732-1799)
Date:
1835
Object Number:
1858.32
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Revolver handle with accessories and case
Object Number:
1975.31a-c
Date:
1870-1885
Medium:
Sterling, maple, steel
Dimensions:
Case: 11 x 5 1/2 in. ( 27.9 x 14 cm )
Part (handle): 4 1/8 x 5 in. (10.5 x 12.7 cm)
Marks:
stamped: frame bottom: "STERLING" ; "TIFFANY & CO."
stamped: case: "TIFFANY & CO." ; "BIRDS EYE MAPLE"
Description:
Sterling revolver handle and frame with blued steel trigger guard; handle and frame decorated with leaves and thistles; sterling cleaning rod with slotted head and engraved thistles and leaves on handle; formed maple case with brown velvet lining and key inside rectangular compartment; stamped marks on revolver frame and case.
Credit Line:
Gift of John E. Parsons
Provenance:
Presented as a wedding gift to Newbold Morris, Sr. in 1900.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
