Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Destruction
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.4
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Vial fragments (2)
Object Number:
INV.5802.21-22
Date:
1760-1783
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
largest: 1 1/2 x 1 in. ( 3.8 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Two cylindrical green bases.
Gallery Label:
According to an attached label, these fragments were excavated by Reginald P. Bolton and others at a Revolutionary War site in Washington Heights, Manhattan. The label did not identify the site.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
