Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Psychology of the Hand
Object Number:
2009.53.6
Date:
1919
Medium:
Paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 12 1/4 x 8 3/4 in. (31.1 x 22.2 cm)
Description:
Game that includes paper sheets of astrological signs on palm and coordinating descriptions of personality traits via sign. Outer box has picture of palm of hand with text: "PSYCHOLOGY OF THE HAND/ SIMPLIFIED/ TRADEMARK/ A WONDERFUL AND COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE/ RESIDES IN THE HAND OF EACH INDIVIDUAL/ COPYRIGHTED BY/ GERTRUDE ANN LINDSAY"
Credit Line:
Gift of Ivan C. and Marilynn Gelfman Karp
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
