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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Match holder
Object Number:
1953.687
Date:
1875-1905
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 2 in. ( 14 x 7 x 5.1 cm )
Description:
Opaque pale blue match holder in the form of a bellows, to be hung on the wall; on front, raised picture of boy sitting on stool holding covered dish in one hand, with other arm poised in the air; sides and back with rough texture; holes in handles.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
