Collection Highlights
William Walton (1706-1768)
Date:
ca. 1750
Object Number:
1902.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Swift
Object Number:
1934.112
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Mahogany
Dimensions:
Overall: 19 1/2 x 30 in. ( 49.5 x 76.2 cm )
Description:
Mahogany turned swift with a circular base, central standard, and tapered bulb finial, on standard are thin wood strips fastened with rope which form a rack; folds together.
Gallery Label:
This swift has been handed down through the Rutgers family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Elizabeth Rutgers Baldwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
