Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Vase
Object Number:
1965.834b
Date:
1855-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 3/8 x 4 1/4 in. ( 23.8 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Deep amethyst pressed lead glass vase; elongated conical shape with fluted rim and three rows of raised rectangular panels with an oval thumbprint at the center of each (block-and-printie pattern); hollow hexagonal base.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. F. MacDonald Sinclair (Jennie H. Sinclair)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
