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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Luce Center
Decanter w/stopper: Jenny Lind
Object Number:
1945.275ab
Date:
ca. 1850
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
scratched: underside of bottle: series of four parallel lines about 1/2 inch long
painted: above portrait in gold: "Jenny Lind"
Description:
Porcelain perfume bottle, rectangular shape with portrait of Jenny Lind in colored enamels on one side and stylized floral design in gilding on remaining surfaces.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
