Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shackles
Object Number:
Z.1957
Date:
1750-1850
Medium:
Iron
Dimensions:
Each (shackle): 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1 in. (14 x 14 x 2.5 cm)
Part (length of chain): 37 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 in. (95.3 x 8.9 x 5
Description:
Steel horse-shoe shaped ankle shackles with curled ends that encircle two round chain links; links attached to a length of 'twisted' chain.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
