Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Wool cards
Object Number:
Z.1681ab
Date:
1800-1840
Medium:
Wood, metal, leather
Dimensions:
overall (each): 9 1/8 x 9 3/4 x 2 1/8 in. ( 23.2 x 24.8 x 5.4 cm )
Marks:
stamped: center outside both cards: "THE ONLY GENUINE / OLD WHITTEMORE PATENT / IMPROVED / No. 8 / WOOL / WATSON WILLIAMS MFG Co. LEICESTER MASS"
Description:
Two wooden wool cards with leather patches on the inside with metal teeth.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
