Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Fountain Sculpture, Padua, Italy
Object Number:
1935.85.2.118
Date:
June 12, 1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 3 7/16 in. (14.8 x 8.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at center left, vertically: "On a fountain in St Antonio"; at lower left: "Padua / June 12th / 75"; at lower center: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
