Collection Highlights
Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1766-1853)
ca. 1825
1920.4
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pan
Object name
Pan
Medium
Brass, mahogany
Dimensions
Overall: 1 1/4 x 14 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 36.5 x 13.3 cm )
Description
Round brass bottom pan shaped to hold seven eggs bracketed with two nails to copper arm to which a turned wooden handle is attached with a screw.
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Alma Van Hoevenberg
Object Number
1928.75
Gallery Label
According to the donor, this pan was used to poach eggs.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
