Collection Highlights
Atom Bomb Hits New York City: Illustration for "Hiroshima, U.S.A." in Collier's, 5 August 1950, cover
Date:
1950
Object Number:
1956.7
Medium:
Oil on paper laid on board
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tobacco pipe fragment
Object Number:
1921.25b
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Clay
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 1.9 cm )
Description:
Clay tobacco pipe; bowl with heel and stem.
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
