Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Zelosophic Society Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2856
Date:
ca. 1900
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. ( 24.1 x 6.7 cm )
Description:
Light green silk satin ribbon printed in black; depicts stylized romanesque oil lamp with hand pouring oil into lamp's opening from a small vessel; inscription: "ALERE/ FLAMMAM/ZELOSOPHIC SOCIETY."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
