Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ Collar
Object Number:
2002.1.2157
Date:
1866-1910
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
3 1/8 x 3 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This cardboard box held a removable collar. It is covered in white textured paper with a black print of a man on the lid. The side reads "The Beecher/ Garrote/ Collar. 15"
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
