Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Staff
Object Number:
1940.870b
Date:
1924
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 77 1/2 x 7 x 1 5/8 in. ( 196.8 x 17.8 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on metal cuff: "THE POST/ PARLIMENT CLUB/ 1924"
Description:
Wooden flagstaff tapering towards the top; brass cuff at top onto which the cast metal American bald eagle finial is screwed; metal cuff with flared base at bottom inscribed, "THE POST/ PARLIMENT CLUB/ 1924;" bottom half of flagstaff screws into the cuff.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Louis Lowinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
