Collection Highlights
At the Battle of Palo Alto
Date:
1846
Object Number:
PR.068.24
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sconce
Object Number:
INV.6378ab
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass, metal, tin, foil
Dimensions:
Overall: 39 1/4 x 8 1/2 x 7 in. ( 99.7 x 21.6 x 17.8 cm )
Description:
Shaped, mirrored sconce on wood backing with pair of removable branches painted and curving out from bottom socket, each with single candle cup with scalloped bobeche; abstract sun or flower design on mirrored back.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Katharine Prentis Murphy, July 10, 1967
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
