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
Caldera of Mt. Vesuvius, Naples, Italy
Object Number:
1918.114
Date:
1841
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Paper: 10 3/16 x 14 3/8 in. (25.9 x 36.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Crater of Vesuvius March 22nd 1841"; at upper right inside image: "sandy"
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
