Collection Highlights
Declaration of Independence
Date:
1776
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1776.4
Medium:
Paper, broadside
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wig: long dark brown hair
Object Number:
INV.12178
Date:
1870-1920
Medium:
Hair, cotton, cloth tape
Dimensions:
Overall (flat): 22 x 9 x 1 in. (55.9 x 22.9 x 2.5 cm)
Description:
Man's wig with dark brown, almost black, hair stitched to brown glazed cotton cap with brown cloth tape used for edging and reinforcement; long in back with short, bluntly cropped bangs in front.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
