Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Architectural Detail, Sculpture of a Face
Object Number:
1935.85.3.116
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Verso: Purple crayon or pencil
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (18.4 x 15.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "C.B."
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Verso: Purple crayon or pencil sketch of a chest of drawers
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
