Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
1842-45
1915.76
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
hand cart
Title
hand cart
Object name
Handcart
Date
1850-1875
Medium
Oak
Dimensions
Overall: 45 1/2 x 20 x 10 in. ( 115.6 x 50.8 x 25.4 cm )
Description
Oak handcart with hand-shaped handles; wooden axle and wheels held together with metal pin.
Credit Line
Gift of Oliver E. Kreiger
Object Number
1937.70
Gallery Label
According to the accession records, this handcart belonged to Gerrittsen's Tide Mill located on Mill Pond in Flatlands, Brooklyn. It was used to move bags and barrels around the mill until about 1917. The records state that the object could not date from before 1850.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
