Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Top
Object Number:
1932.144
Date:
ca. 1875
Medium:
Metal, string, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 7 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Wooden top composed of hollow cylinder closed at top housing five conical disks painted with red bands and with conical cover at bottom; metal pin at top protrudes from wooden projection with string wound around it; top of top also painted with red bands.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this top is a souvenir from Mt. Washington.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Sydney H. Carney, Jr.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
