Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bull's eye lantern
Object Number:
1963.32
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Tin, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 6 in. ( 19 x 8.3 x 15.2 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: on one side: "DIETZ 3/Police Lantern/ New York U.S.A"
Description:
Black painted tin lantern with bull's-eye glass and tin door and ruffled top; small oil burner is located on inside.
Gallery Label:
Murry Cayley is listed in the New York City directories of 1848 as a manufacturer of lamps.
Credit Line:
Gift of Murry Cayley
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
