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
Mrs. Buna Newton (1866-1951)
Object Number:
1952.330
Date:
1900
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/8 in. ( 2.9 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: in pencil on back:"J.Staples Rowe/ New York/1900"
monogram: on gold locket: "B N"
Gallery Label:
The subject's maiden name was Anna Elizabeth Bruckner. The miniature, a gift to the Society from her daughter, is in a gold locket which bears the initials "B N" on the cover, in reference to the subject's husband.
Credit Line:
Gift of Lulu Newton
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
