Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Apple parer
Object Number:
1945.174
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Pine, iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 × 4 1/2 × 13 5/8 in. (25.4 × 11.4 × 34.6 cm)
Description:
Hand made pine apple parer with two pronged iron fork; two upright pieces are planted on a stand, crank shaft runs between them with fork on one side; there is also a free standing peg at the other end of the stand.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles L. Robinson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
