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Balls
Balls

Balls

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Albert G. Walker American, 1836 - 1902
MakerMade by Albert G. Walker 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
Subject Terms
    On View
    On view
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    Captain Robert Niles
    1800-1815
    Mug
    Unknown
    1790-1820
    The Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund, 2007.4.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undet…
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Sewing Box
    Albert G. Walker
    1858
    Gift of the Farmington Polo Club, 2024.75.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collecti…
    Texas Polo Inc.
    c. 2010-2024
    Armchair
    Lydia Howard Huntley Sigourney
    1810-1825
    Finial
    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