Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Young Man: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2479
Date:
c. 1800
Medium:
Hollow-cut beige paper stitched to a black paper underlay
Dimensions:
image height: 3 1/4 in. ( 8.3 cm )
sheet: 5 1/2 x 4 3/8 in. ( 14 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of male subject in left-facing profile; hollow-cut from cream paper stitched to rectangular black paper backing.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
