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Museum Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
ca. 1834
1858.1
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button hook
Title
Button hook
Date
1890-1930
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
5 x 1 x 1/8 in.
Description
A rusted metal button hook with a tear-drop shaped loop at the handle end embossed "H. A. Martin,/ Saratoga, New York".
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.2624
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
