Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Children's House, St. Helena
Object Number:
1950.419
Date:
1849
Medium:
Graphite and white gouache on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 1/8 x 12 1/2 in. ( 23.2 x 31.8 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed: at lower right: "Ste helene/ Maison des Enfants/ 14 fevrier 1849/ R.T."
Inscribed: at bottom center: "Santa Elena-La maison des enfants / V"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower right in graphite: "Ste. hélène / maison des Enfants / 14 février 1849. / R. T."; at lower center: "Santa -- Elena -- La maison des enfants / V"
Description:
Architecture
Credit Line:
Gift of Waldron K. Post
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
