Collection Highlights
Slave shackles
Date:
ca. 1866
Object Number:
1921.20
Medium:
Steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Baxter Street, Five Points, New York City
Object Number:
1943.493i
Date:
1866
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 12.4 x 21.3 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Geo REYNOLDS 1868."; at lower right: "5 Points NY."; verso inscribed along left edge vertically: 'Baxter St. 5 Points / N.Y."
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
