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
Child's minature books (8)
Object Number:
INV.8692
Date:
1812-1817
Medium:
Paper, leather
Dimensions:
largest: 2 1/2 x 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 1.9 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Eight child's books; five from the same series with titles "English History (2 vols.)," "Costumes," "Grecian History," and "Roman History." Also another "English History," published in Philadelphia, and two Bibles.
Gallery Label:
These books were found in a child's box (INV.8693) made to resemble a bookcase.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
