Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge in case
Object Number:
879
Medium:
metal,enamel,textile; case: cardboard,textile
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 3 x 4 in. ( 5.1 x 7.6 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
medal: obverse: gold in red enamel: Furchtlos und treu (trans. Fearless and True)
Description:
Wurtenburg, Order of the Crown badge on ribbon in case. White enameled Maltese cross with gold lions in its four angles, suspended from a carmine ribbon with two black stripes. Central design surrounded by red enamel with text.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
