Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Buffalo pelt
Object Number:
INV.418
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Buffalo pelt
Dimensions:
Overall: 42 x 80 x 1 in. ( 106.7 x 203.2 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Buffalo pelt with remnant of felt backing stitched to one side.
Gallery Label:
A similar buffalo skin in the N-YHS Collection (1947.248) is said to have been used as a robe. It may also have been the case with this skin.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
