Collection Highlights
Siamese Twins
Date:
1836
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1836.55
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Toy omnibus: Broadway 4th Avenue
Object Number:
1954.234
Date:
ca. 1872
Medium:
Tin, iron, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 3 in. ( 18.4 x 34.3 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
stencilled: on sides: "BROADWAY 4TH AVENUE"
stencilled: on back door: "UNION"
Description:
Tinned sheet iron omnibus with driver, drawn by two white horses; white omnibus with red roof and stencilled floral decoration throughout; five pierced windows on each side and hinged door at back; driver in red and yellow.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
