Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Tongs
Object Number:
N-37
Date:
1750-1800
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Overall: 29 x 4 x 1 1/4 in. ( 73.7 x 10.2 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Set of iron fireplace tongs with pad ends and dome finial; wire loop twisted around finial.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
