Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Trimming
Object Number:
INV.8211a-c
Date:
1900-1950
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
overall a: 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 1/8 in.; overall b: 1/2 x 21 7/8 x 1/8 in.; overall c: 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
Three pieces of matching trimming, with repeating pattern of orange tulips and leaves scrolling the lengths.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
