Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gentleman's costume: 1845
Object Number:
1965.19
Date:
ca. 1965
Medium:
Wax, textile, leather, fur, paper, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/2 x 5 x 2 1/4 in. ( 26.7 x 12.7 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Molded wax figurine of man in period costume; black top hat, green coat with fur collar and cuffs, brown trousers, and black shoes; figure has green gloves painted on hands, carries a book and a cane, and has a metal pin extending from one foot for mounting.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
