Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Edward Leacraft (?)
Object Number:
1929.15
Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Watercolor(?) on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 4.8 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
Engraved: on the metal plate: "Aide to Benjamin Franklin in France; buried at Beaufort, S.C."
Gallery Label:
The subject, a native of Beaufort, South Carolina, was said to be an aide of Benjamin Franklin in France.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
