Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Salt
Object Number:
1965.738a
Date:
ca. 1831-1833
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 5.7 x 8.3 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
pressed: on base: "PROVIDENCE"
Description:
Colorless, lead glass; pressed. Salt; rectangular with sloping sides; diamond flanked by branches on sides and shield with double-headed eagle on ends, all on stippled ground; leaf, diamond and mark on base; four scrolled feet (Neal PE1).
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
