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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Spinning top
Object Number:
Z.1549.6ab
Date:
1850-1925
Medium:
Ivory, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 1 x 1 in. ( 4.4 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Spinning top with straight wooden handle, ivory six-sided cylinder and point (urn-shaped finial); handle and point are separate pieces, screwed into cylinder at top and bottom; traces of numbers written in black ink on sides of cylinder.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
