Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Snuff box w/lid: Jenny Lind portrait
Object Number:
1943.159ab
Date:
1840-1850
Medium:
Papier-mâché
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 2 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 6.7 cm )
Marks:
written: in black on cover: "JENNY LIND"
Description:
Circular papier-mâché snuffbox with black body; black printed image of Jenny Lind of greenish-yellow ground on lid.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Esther Karst
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
