Collection Highlights
Mayor George B. McClellan at the controls of the first subway train, October 27, 1904
Date:
1904
Object Number:
PR.020.90.1
Medium:
Silver gelatin print
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Andirons (pair)
Object Number:
1952.395ab
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
each: 14 x 9 1/2 x 21 in. ( 35.6 x 24.1 x 53.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of Louis XV-style bronze andirons; floral finial (cast separately) atop urn with neck flanked by applied scrolling leaves; hollow pedestal (cast separately) with oblong base and applied ornament; raised on four paw-like feet.
Credit Line:
Bequest of A. E. Gallatin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
