Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Commemorative cane
Object Number:
2010.24.119
Date:
ca. 1890's
Medium:
Wood, ivory, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (91.4 x 1.9 x 7 cm)
Description:
Buffalo Freedom Committee.
Gallery Label:
Made in Buffalo, New York, in the 1890s, the handle of the cane depicts a brass buffalo on an ivory platform. During the late nineteenth century, Buffalo was one of America's leading industrial cities.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lou and Barbara Grumet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
