Collection Highlights
President Lincoln at Home, Reading the scriptures to his son and wife
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.52
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Gentleman's costume: 1928
Object Number:
1962.21
Date:
ca. 1962
Medium:
Wax, textile, leather, metal, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 3 1/2 x 3 in. ( 25.4 x 8.9 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Molded wax figurine of man in period costume; black jacket with single button over white shirt with high collar, cuff links, and bow tie, trousers with piping on side seams, and black leather shoes; figure holds open cigarette case in one hand and cigarette in the other and has metal pin extending from one foot for mounting.
Credit Line:
Gift of Carl Otto von Kienbusch
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
