Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
nosing plane
Object Number:
1948.445
Date:
ca. 1850-1950
Medium:
Wood, steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/4 in. ( 15.2 x 24.1 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on stock: "CASSEBEER, REED, & CO/ 229 BOWERY/ NEW YORK" and "G.W. DENISON & CO./WINTHROP/CONN."
impressed: on blade: " [?] REYSVILLE MFG CO./WARRANTED CAST STEEL"
Description:
Wooden hollow plane composed of rectangular stock with a concave sole perforated by a central slit through and tightened with a wooden wedge; a curved handle is inserted into the fore end of the stock.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wolfe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
