Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shawl: paisley
Object Number:
INV.768
Date:
1820-1860
Medium:
Wool
Dimensions:
Overall: 121 x 57 in. ( 307.3 x 144.8 cm )
Description:
Jaquard woven wool paisley shawl with cream colored ground and blue, green and peach design; large cream rectangle at the center surrounded by a border of small boteh; the border across the fringed warp ends consists of a row of large boteh; two sides are selveged.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
