Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Jar
Object Number:
850
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. ( 21.6 x 13.7 cm )
Description:
Wheelthrown redware cylindrical jar with collared neck and slightly flared, indented rim; with iron splotches under a lead glaze.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
