Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Handgun model
Object Number:
1941.604
Date:
ca. 1906
Medium:
Steel
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/8 in. ( 16.2 cm )
Marks:
stamped: right frame: "PAT. APLD. FOR"
Description:
Steel revolver inkwell; revolver-shaped with hinged cylinder lid on left side; stamped mark on right frame; missing ceramic inkwell. Handle bears Iver Johnson owl logo.
Credit Line:
Gift of Enoch G. Megrue
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
