Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Object Number:
1924.128
Date:
ca. 1865
Medium:
Plaster, wood, tin, grass, silver leaf, and velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 x 20 x 3 1/2 in. ( 58.4 x 50.8 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
trade label: on back: "Huntington, Loretz & Co. NY"
trade label: on back: "Wydman and Co NY" [additional info not listed]
Description:
Bas-relief portrait.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
