Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Panorama
Object Number:
INV.4463
Date:
1784-1815
Medium:
Wood, glass, paper, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 5 1/4 in. ( 5.7 x 21.9 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on lower edge of strip: "C. Sheppard..." (because paper is rolled up, further inscriptions are not visible)
Description:
Wooden box with glass top revealing engraved and handpainted views on a long strip of paper housed on two spools and rotated with cranks; the paper has been dislodged from one of the spools making it impossible to see almost all of the views; the sides of the box are covered with brown paper.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
