Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gaiters (2)
Object Number:
1931.82ab
Date:
1860-1870
Medium:
Leather, brass, cotton
Dimensions:
largest: 8 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 22.2 x 12.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped: inside bottom: "HENRY V. ALLIEN 7 CO./NEW YORK"
Description:
Leather, brass, and cotton gaiters; flat, black leather sheets with cotton lacing on right side that loop through brass holes at left to form circular legging, and strap on top left that fastens to brass buckle on top right; stamped mark on inside bottom.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
