Collection Highlights
Poems, Henricus Selyns
Date:
1659-1686
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Selyns
Medium:
Ink on paper
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Section of wooden water pipe used in New York City w/iron pipe attached
Object Number:
X.46
Date:
1828-1880
Medium:
Iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 x 43 x 16 in. ( 27.9 x 109.2 x 40.6 cm )
Description:
Section of water pipe consisting of iron pipe with one side arm; section at one end encased in cylindrical wood casing.
Gallery Label:
In 1828, iron water pipes began to be substituted for earlier wooden ones.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
