Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Table clamp
Object Number:
Z.1821
Date:
1875-1925
Medium:
Brass
Dimensions:
overall, folded: 23 x 21 x 4 in. ( 58.4 x 53.3 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Ornate brass device which clamps onto table top; hinged arm projects from clamp and supports an adjustable vertical bar and an adjustable horizontal bar; screw mechanism has gilded finial with leaf decoration, members have leafy finials on each end.
Gallery Label:
This device may possibly be used to hold sewing projects in place while the sewer is working.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
