Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shovel
Object Number:
N-97
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
43 x 14 x 7 in.
Description:
Chip carved wooden shovel with an ovoid bowl, straight across the open end; down-turned shaft with an open oar-shaped handle; three metal plates screwed into the underside of the bowl to prevent cracking.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
