Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mallet
Object Number:
1924.133
Date:
ca. 1775-1825
Medium:
wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 x 5 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 22.9 x 13.7 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Carved wood mallet; block has curved profile and handle, which is carved separately and faceted with pointed terminal.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this mallet was used for crushing sugar in the family of the donor for four generations, including that of the great-grandfather, Robert Morris of Mt. Fordham, N.Y.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. R. Horace Gallatin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
