Collection Highlights
The Dead at Gettysburg
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.164.4.38.GettysburgDead
Medium:
Photograph
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cameo of Jenny Lind in box
Object Number:
1945.220a-c
Date:
1850-1860
Medium:
Shell; wood
Dimensions:
Box: 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 3.8 cm )
Overall (cameo): 1/8 x 7/8 x 1 in. (0.3 x 2.2 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Carved cameo portrait on shell, supposedly of Jenny Lind, housed in circular turned wooden box with inlaid design of concentric stars on top.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
