Collection Highlights
Thoughts on African Colonization
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.E448.G24.1832
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Spade
Object Number:
INV.8987
Date:
ca. 1902
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 38 5/8 x 8 3/4 in. ( 98.1 x 22.2 cm )
Marks:
inscribed: in center of spade: "THE FIRST SOD/ ON THE SITE OF THE NEW BUILDING OF THE/ NEW YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY/76th & 77th STREETS, CENTRAL PARK WEST/ WAS TURNED WITH THIS SPADE BY/SAMUEL VERPLANCK HOFFMAN/SEPTEMBER TENTH NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWO/THER
Description:
Metal spade inscribed in the center with a curved wooden shaft and oar shaped handle.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
