Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Oil cup
Object Number:
1941.878
Date:
1887-1939
Medium:
Brass, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 14.6 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on lid: "THE LUNKENHEIMER CO. CIN. O./SENTINEL NO. 2/PAT'D/MAR 15/1887"
Description:
Brass and glass oil cup composed of cylindrical glass cup and brass fittings and drainage pipe; maker's mark impressed on lid.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this oil cup from the ferryboat the 'Albany' (1883-1939).
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Provenance:
The George W. Murdock Collection of Steamboat Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
