Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Expanding wall light
Object Number:
1920.90
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 43 3/4 x 7 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 111.1 x 18.4 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Wooden expanding wall light with long wooden dowl end to be inserted into a hole or joint; there are eight armatures that have circular ends that receive the nut and the bolt of the armature; the candlestick is cylindrical and has a bobeche at the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
Formerly of the George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
