Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque
Object Number:
INV.241
Date:
1950
Medium:
Bronze, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 14 x 1 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 35.6 x 4.4 cm )
Marks:
relief: on obverse: "IN MEMORY / OF / W. KEITH REID / FOUNDER / MU DELTA PHI / FRATERNITY / HONORED TEACHER / AND BELOVED FRIEND / 1950"
maker's label: affixed to lower edge of wooden board on obverse side: "MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL / BRONZE TABLE
Description:
Bronze plaque shaped like an unrolled scroll mounted on rectangular board with concave corners; inscribed "IN MEMORY OF W. KEITH REID, FOUNDER MU DELTA PHI FRATERNITY . . ."; hardware attached to back for hanging.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
