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
Unidentified Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
1947.492d
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper and black ink
Dimensions:
image height: 2 11/16 in. ( 6.8 cm )
sheet: 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. ( 14.6 x 10.5 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject, hollow-cut from rectangular sheet of cream paper.
Credit Line:
Gift of an Anonymous Donor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
