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
Sliding latch
Object Number:
1941.844
Date:
1920-1942
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 10 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 5.1 x 26 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on face: "1861-1920/MARY POWELL"
struck: on face of plate: "CHAs CORY & SON/278 DIVISION S.I., N.Y."
Description:
Brass latch with loop handle.
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.
