Collection Highlights
Untitled (Skating in Central Park, N.Y.)
Date:
ca. 1890
Object Number:
PR.020.50.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Toy
Object Number:
2002.1.2143
Date:
1878-1900
Medium:
Wood, glass, stone
Dimensions:
11 5/8 x 8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A child's writing and drawing slate. One side has a black slate and a glass window. The reverse has clips for holding drawing behind the window for tracing, and a space behind the slate for storing more drawings. The back has a paper label that reads "New Reversible Slate, With three seperate[sic] parts for drawing./ Great Combination, Secured by three Patents, 29th June 1878, re-issue granted and Patent applied for. C.C. Shepherd, New York".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
