Collection Highlights

Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York

Date:

1836-37

Object Number:

1952.410

Medium:

Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card

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Object name

Cover plate

Date

ca. 1930

Medium

Brass

Dimensions

Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 6.4 cm )

Description

Boiler room brass cover plate marked "TO VENTILATE ROOM"; two button holes, one marked "PUSH TO CLOSE", one marked "PUSH TO OPEN".

Credit Line

Gift of David M. Lutzker

Object Number

2002.77.3

Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.