Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Puzzle
Object Number:
INV.4467a-o
Date:
ca. 1869
Medium:
Wood, paper
Dimensions:
Each (cube): 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (3.8 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
Marks:
inscribed: in ink on underside of box: "SYDNEY H. CARNEY, 1869"
Description:
Puzzle consisting of twelve wooden cubes with square segment of a colored lithograph glued to each face (making six different puzzle solutions possible); in wooden box covered in black textured paper; print representing one puzzle solution is affixed to sliding lid of box; a second print representing another solution is loose inside.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
