Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Engine plaque: 13
Object Number:
INV.8804
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Copper, pitch
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 6 1/8 x 1/4 in. ( 13.3 x 15.6 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Copper number plate from a fire engine; oblong with double serpentine edges; decorative number "13" outlined in black paste (pitch) inlay.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
