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
Paperweight/Game
Object Number:
2002.1.194
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Glass, wood, stone
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/4 x 3 1/4 in. ( 4.4 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Hollow half-spherical clear glass paperweight with numbered mineral samples inside including gold and copper ores, agate and pyrite. A paper legend on the bottom identifies all samples and advertises The H.H. Tammen Curio Co. Denver, Colorado.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
