Collection Highlights
N Amsterdam, ou N Iork in Ameriq
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.13
Medium:
Colored engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stand or frame
Object Number:
Z.666
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Stoneware, metal (probably brass)
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 7/8 x 8 x 4 in. ( 37.8 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Metal (probably brass) stand or frame extending from white stoneware base with two circular indentations for containers on either side of stand; frame has metal hook extending from central support, and top extension in the form of an abstracted acrobat holding a ring; possibly used to hold test tubes or other containers associated with chemistry.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
