Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lead object
Object Number:
1921.36
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Lead
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 3.5 cm )
Description:
Lead object; drum-shaped and hollow with hole at top.
Gallery Label:
This object was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan. It may be a knob.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
