Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hip flask
Object Number:
1944.360
Date:
ca. 1900 - 1930
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. ( 12.1 x 11.4 x 2.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: in the reserve: at an angle, "E P K" in block letters
stamped: on the base: "I. S Co./ Sterling/ 164-3/ 1/2 PINT" in script and roman letters around a bird with raised wings
Description:
Cast and seamed silver hip flask; c-shaped body with straight sides and rounded edges, seamed down the sides; hinged, cylindrical screw cap with a flat circular finial with inscribed lines around the edges; the front of the body engraved with stripes and an oval reserve with floral motifs on the top and bottom; reserve engraved, "E P K" in block letters at an angle; makers' marks stamped on the base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edwin P. Kilroe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
