Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box
Object Number:
Z.1853
Date:
1860-1880
Medium:
Wood, paper, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 5.1 x 19 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
engraved: on paper affixed to top of box: "CHRISTMAS PRESENT."
written: on paper found with box: "Box given to Henry Lockwood for Xmas when a boy in Perry, Lake Co., Ohio. c. 1865 (?)"
Description:
Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid; box top painted green with three reserves: central reserve has applied paper with printed image of a ship at sea with "CHRISTMAS PRESENT." printed below; narrow reserves at each side painted with black abstract leaves; lid of box has small silk tab for lifting; three sides of box have outline in black paint; inside lined with blue paper.
Gallery Label:
This box was given to Henry Lockwood for Christmas around 1865 when he was a boy in Perry, Lake County, Ohio.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
