Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified man
Object Number:
X.38
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Painted and overpainted plaster with gilded mahogany frame
Dimensions:
Overall: 23 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 3 3/8 in. ( 59.1 x 52.1 x 8.6 cm )
Marks:
signed: on base of neck: "E J Kuntz/1896"
stamped: on base of neck: "LBE"
Description:
Bas-relief portrait
Gallery Label:
It has been suggested that this bas-relief portrait represents Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, but the likeness is not convincing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
