Collection Highlights
Seated Man Writing, from the Economical School Series
Date:
c. 1810-14
Object Number:
1953.274f
Medium:
Black chalk, charcoal, and gray wash on light blue paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hardware/ household
Object Number:
2002.1.2570
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
8 x 1 in. diameter
Description:
A gray metal rod with a loop at one end of a flat disk below a flared metal cone at the other. Possibly a snuffer, dipstick or winding tool. Function unknown.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
