Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trowel
Object Number:
1922.110
Date:
1905
Medium:
Silver, ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 14 x 4 5/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 35.6 x 11.7 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on the blade: "THIS TROWEL/ WAS USED TO LAY THE/ CORNER STONE/ OF/ POLICE HEADQUATERS/ BY/ THE MAYOR/ HON*GEORGE*B*MACCLEELAN/ MAY 6 TH 1905" in block letters
stamped: on the underside of the blade: lion passant in a chafered rectangle, anchor
Description:
Cast silver and ivory trowel with a tapered, cylindrical ivory handle with a carved, spiraling midband, a molded silver tip and a tapered and bent stem with a fan-shaped joint; diamond-shaped blade with a long pointed tip engraved, "THIS TROWEL/ WAS USED TO LAY THE/ CORNER STONE/ OF/ POLICE HEADQUATERS/ BY/ THE MAYOR/ HON*GEORGE*B*MACCLELLAN/ MAY 6 TH 1905" in block letters; maker's marks stamped on the underside of the blade.
Credit Line:
Gift of George B. McClellan
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
