Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Banjo clock
Object Number:
1961.2
Date:
1821-1832
Medium:
Mahogany, brass, glass, paint, gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 40 x 10 x 3 3/4 in. ( 101.6 x 25.4 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on face: "Warranted by Curtis & Dunning"
Description:
Banjo wall clock with mahogany case, verre eglomisé landscape and decorative panels, and gilt wood panel frames, bracket, and finial.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this clock belonged to his great grandfather, William Vosburgh of Albany, New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of John V. Irwin
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
