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
Sword: France
Object Number:
1948.97b
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Steel, other metal, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 96.5 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm )
Description:
Fencing foil with narrow, evenly tapered, rectangular steel blade; circular steel guard; rectangular grip wrapped with brown twine; white metal pommel in the form of a six-sided knob with rounded top.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this foil is from the fencing school of Louis Senac.
Credit Line:
Gift of Major Augustus Post
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
