Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brush
Object Number:
INV.655b
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Ivory, hair
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 24.1 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Marks:
stamped: on handle: "LECOMTE"
Description:
Ivory brush with oblong head that holds hair bristles engraved with torso of bearded male figure holding a snake and a club; oblong handle marked with probable maker's mark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
