Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fly crop: bird's head handle
Object Number:
1950.315b
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Horn, horse hair
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. ( 52.1 x 8.9 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Fly crop with a bone handle carved in the shape of a bird's head with inlayed bone eyes; horse hair duster.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Bob Lawson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
