Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Luce Center
Xmas Head; A Lesson in Wisdom
Object Number:
1957.308.40
Date:
c. 1891-1900
Medium:
Black crayon on card with two reproductive images laid on at center
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Title written in crayon below each photograph.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper center in black crayon: "XMAS HEAD."; Inscribed and signed at lower center beneath lower image: "A LESSON IN WISDOM / From original in Water Color"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charlene Whiteley Plummer Gellatly
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
