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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Luce Center
Souvenir coin
Object Number:
2002.1.1956
Date:
1853
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 1 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A gold colored metal medallion or souvenir coin embossed on one side with an image of a large pavillion surrounded by stars and reads "New York Crystal Palace/ 1853". On the reverse, a man driving a small cart pulled by two dogs marked "Tray and Troy" and the words "H.B. West's Famous Trained Dogs".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
