Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Study of Four Swords
Object Number:
1917.33
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on gray paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 8.6 x 16.5 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: pen and ink notation on front
Inscriptions:
Annotations in black ink describing each sword's materials and use.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel Verplanck Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
