Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Seminole Chief Osceola (1804-1838)
Object Number:
1940.71
Date:
Mid-19th century
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 60 x 35 x 20 1/4 in. ( 152.4 x 88.9 x 51.4 cm )
Description:
Male indian Chief with blue coat, flowered undergarment, and two-feather headdress. Left arm upraised holding rifle and right arm resting on waist, also has beads and powder horn
Gallery Label:
This figure was found in Florida by the donor and restored by N-YHS under his directions. The figure is based upon a George Catlin drawing of Osceola and group of "Seminolee," which is in the New-York Historical Society's drawing collections.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
