Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ship's clock
Object Number:
1941.881
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Brass, glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. ( 8.3 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
painted on black: on face: "1853 1899 / AUSTIN / SETH THOMAS" and "MADE IN U.S.A."
Description:
Circular brass ship's clock with hinged and latched glass front over dial; face with black painted Roman numerals and other inscriptions; second-counting dial above central dial; face pierced with two holes for winding key.
Gallery Label:
The inscription "1853 1899 / AUSTIN" may have been added by the collector, George W. Murdock.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
