Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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| Tile | 1640-1670 | Z.814 | |
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Stenciled quilt piece | 1811-1856 | INV.11490hh |
| Pitcher | 1800-1900 | 1937.532 | |
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Hat box | 1820-1840 | X.194bc |
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Pansy table lamp | ca. 1900-1906 | N84.44.1 |
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Sugar bowl with lid | 1791/92 | 1940.348bc |
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Child's fork and knife | 1875-1900 | 1944.50ab |
| Cabinet for vase | 1946.6b | ||
| Child's plate: Franklin's Maxims | 1850-1875 | INV.9981 | |
| Pitcher: Robin in a corntree design | 1810-1830 | INV.12568 |
