Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bookmark: Faith, Hope and Charity
Object Number:
INV.1683
Date:
1840-1870
Medium:
Silk, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. ( 5.7 x 25.1 cm )
Marks:
embroidered: across center: "Faith Hope Charity"
Description:
Horizontally oriented rectangular embroidered bookmark on pre-printed paper in blue silk floss, applied to blue silk ribbon; motto across center surrounded by unfinished straight border; needlepoint and straight stitches.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
