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Elevator Panel from the Manhattan Building (set of four)

about 1889–91
Designed by William Le Baron Jenney
Designed by William B. Mundie
Manufactured by Winslow Brothers Company
Height x width: 78 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 1/2 in. (199.4 x 34.9 x 1.3 cm)
Cast iron with electroplated copper finish

Classification: Architectural elements

Place of Manufacture: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Accession number: 2011.37.1-4

Provenance/Ownership History: About 1889-91, fabricated by for the Manhattan Building, Chicago,IL; 2010, Wright Auctions, Chicago, IL; 2010, purchased by the Museum at Wright Auctions.

Frederick Brown Fund