Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Stereoscope
Object Number:
INV.1075
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Wood, glass, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 18 1/4 x 10 x 10 3/4 in. ( 46.4 x 25.4 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on plaque on box: "Alex Beckers/New-York/Patents/April 7, 1857/March 1 & 29, 1859/April 12, 1859/Dec 13 1859"
stamped: in box: "No. 6103"
Description:
Stereoscope with two optical eye pieces on each side for viewing, interior fitted with wire frames for cards; knob on side is used to flip cards around in box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
