Collection Highlights
Chaise (side chair)
Date:
1779
Object Number:
1817.13
Medium:
Beech, gilding; silk upholstery
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Transportation token
Object Number:
2002.1.3159
Date:
1930-1960
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1 3/8 x 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A copper colored metal token pierced through the center and embossed on both sides with a spiraling decoration and on one side "Brooklyn and Queens Transit Corporation/ Half Fare Token". On the reverse, "Issued In Exchange For Three Cents".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
