Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Casing: striped,
Object Number:
INV.11952
Date:
1820-1870
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 24 1/2 x 58 3/4 in. ( 62.2 x 149.2 cm )
Description:
Cotton pillowcase printed with a horizontal stripe and flower pattern in sepia on a white ground; pillowcase opening made of green and white vertically striped cotton; hand sewn.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
