Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Set of weights
Object Number:
Z.1232a-k
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Brass, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 8 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 20.6 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Set of twelve brass weights (two missing) in graduated sizes from 1 gram to one kilo and engraved numbers set in carved niches in varnished rectangular wooden block.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
