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
Mug/Shaving
Object Number:
2002.1.329
Date:
1890-1930
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. diameter
Description:
This white mug with gold trim and pink sides has the typical handle and flared lip of a shaving mug. In the center it has a colored painted image of a steer surrounded by butcher knives and saws and in gold the name " B. Bolsen".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
