Collection Highlights
Common Sense
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.Y1776.Paine.com
Medium:
Pamphlet, paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Carafe
Object Number:
1948.537a
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 x 4 1/2 in. ( 20.3 x 11.4 cm )
Description:
Ruby flashed cut lead glass carafe with flanged lip, cylindrical neck, and conical body with faceted sides; body engraved with continuous landscape with running dog on one side and pointing dog on the other.
Gallery Label:
This carafe and its associated tumbler, known as a tumble up, were intended for bedside use to hold and serve water. The tumbler could be inverted on the neck of the carafe when not in use.
Credit Line:
Permanent Loan from the Beekman Family Association
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
