Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Brooch
Object Number:
Z.2267.1
Date:
1800-1880
Medium:
Shell, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. ( 1 x 3.5 x 4.1 cm )
Description:
Oval shell cameo brooch with metal frame with bezel and hook attachment (pin missing); cameo depicts female figure in farm setting; metal frame consists of 2 sets of 2 prongs set at right angles, the ends curl around the outer edge of the cameo serving as the bezel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Sarah S. Lyon, 1958
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
