Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Luce Center
Door plate
Object Number:
1956.205
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 6 x 3 1/2 in. ( 7 x 15.2 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
engraved: with 5/8 inch letters: "H. L. COTHEAL"
Description:
Rectangular door plate with rounded edge; two pins; bolt on back.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
