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Balls
Balls

Balls

Original Owner (American, 1836 - 1902)
Maker (American, 1836 - 1902)
Date1858
MediumWood and black paint
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (approximate diameter of each ball): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionTwo small wooden balls covered with black paint. The balls are not perfectly spherical; the top and bottom of each ball are slightly rough and have an indentation, where they may have been gripped while being turned. Ball .b has a few thin spots in the paint, where you can catch glimpses of the light colored wood underneath.
Object number2007.4.1.30a,b
On View
On view
Pitcher and Punch Bowl
Captain Robert Niles
1800-1815
Mug
Unknown
1790-1820
Armchair
Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney
1810-1825
The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
Albert G. Walker
1858
Sewing Box
Albert G. Walker
1858
Child's Rocking Chair
E. W. Vaill
1876-1885
Crazy Quilt
Mrs. Lillian Clifford Burdick
1887-1890
Side Chair
Gustave Herter
1869-1870
Armchair
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1970-1990
Side Chair
The Hitchcock Chair Co., Ltd.
1970-1990
Finial
Albert G. Walker
1858