Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Walrus tusk
Object Number:
1943.248
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Ivory, pigment
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 5/8 x 3 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. ( 93 x 9.8 x 3.2 cm )
Description:
Scrimshawed walrus tusk inscribed and blackened with six animals; a soaring bird with a flower in beak, a bird perched on a branch, a common fly, a bird of prey perched on a branch and a large bee.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Fanny Shapiro
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
