Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Object Number:
1867.383
Date:
Early 19th Century
Medium:
Ivory, velvet, brass, and gilding
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 7/8 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in. ( 4.8 x 3.2 x 1.3 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: on wooden backing in pencil: "4208"
stamped or carved: on recto of wooden frame: "232"
paper tag: "B-383"
Description:
Bas-relief portrait
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas Jefferson Bryan
Provenance:
The Thomas Jefferson Bryan Collection
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
