Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Rush holder
Object Number:
2010.6.12
Date:
19th Century
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 2 1/2 in. (25.4 x 6.4 cm)
Description:
Wrought iron rush holder; scissor-like mechanism with short curved handle and long straight end inserted into bell-shaped wood block.
Gallery Label:
A rushlight consisted of rush stripped of its outer skin and dried, then saturated in hot grease or fat and burned for light.
Credit Line:
Gift in memory of Ruth S. Susswein and Rita S. Gottesman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
