Collection Highlights
Properties, Including Vacant Plots, Foreclosed in Manhattan During 1930-1931-1932
Date:
March 29, 1933
Object Number:
LIB.F128.HD251.R28
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Luce Center
Snare drum
Object Number:
1936.679
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Metal, wood, hide, rope, leather, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 1/4 x 16 in. ( 36.2 x 40.6 cm )
Marks:
painted: on side of cylinder: "FUS ELIERS 84 REGT" (on banner above shield-breasted eagle)
Description:
Double-headed tubular drum with painted sheet metal cylinder and drumheads made of animal hide; red painted wooden rims pierced with holes for rope lacing, which is reinforced by leather bands; shield-breasted eagle with banner inscribed "FUS ELIERS 84 REGT" painted in yellow and black on one side of cylinder.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
