Collection Highlights
Keg with stand from Erie Canal celebration
ca. 1825
X.48
Wood, metal, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of urns
Object name
Pair of urns
Date
1800-1900
Medium
Bronze, marble
Dimensions
Overall: 11 1/4 x 7 x 6 1/4 in. ( 28.6 x 17.8 x 15.9 cm )
Description
Pair of bronze bowl-shaped vessels with double looped handles with spade-shaped terminus; pedestal foot atop bronze fluted columns with gray marble capitals and stepped spreading circular bases on three bronze feet.
Credit Line
Gift of Kiliaen Van Rensselaer V
Object Number
1946.14bc
Gallery Label
According to accession records, these urns came from the Van Rensselaer mansion.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
