Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Apple parer
Object Number:
1945.173
Date:
1820-1830
Medium:
Wood, iron, twine
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 25 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 65.1 x 34.3 cm )
Marks:
impressed: mark on wheel: "E. King"
Description:
Wooden apple parer with large wheel attached by rope pulley to smaller wheel; hand operated knife with spring tension; straddle board; two-pronged fork.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this parer is an early commercial type.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
