Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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Model of New York World's Fair, 1939
Object Number:
INV.283
Date:
ca.1939
Medium:
Metal, wood, fiber
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 113 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. ( 25.4 x 288.3 x 104.8 cm )
Marks:
Painted: at upper right: "NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR 1939"
painted: at lower right: "BOARD/ OF/ DESIGN"
painted: around compass: "N/S/E/W"
Description:
Scale model of 1939 New York World's Fair; metal base, plaster landforms, wooden features, and fibrous trees; painted primarily in green with silver water; Statue of Liberty at center of compass rose in upper right; inscriptions.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
