Collection Highlights
Snake jug
Date:
1871
Object Number:
1906.6ab
Medium:
Stoneware
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stanley steamer
Object Number:
2007.18.1.9
Date:
ca. 1910-1920
Medium:
Iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 × 3 1/4 × 8 1/2 in. (14 × 8.3 × 21.6 cm)
Description:
Cast iron Stanley steamer painted red; open two-seat body with tiller steering and iron wheels; driver wearing blue livery, transporting a red dressed "lady" passenger.
Gallery Label:
This vehicle was part of the cast iron toy collection of Henry Luce III (1925-2005).
Credit Line:
Gift of Lila Luce and H. Christopher Luce in memory of Henry Luce III
Provenance:
Purchased in 1990 from Toys in the Attic.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
