Collection Highlights
Front View of St. Peter's Church with the intended steeple
Date:
1785
Object Number:
PR.McComb.4.70
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Daguerrotype triptych
Object Number:
Z.907
Date:
1861-1865
Medium:
Animal bone, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 7 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on paper backing: "This frame was carved by a Union soldier while confined in Libby prison during Rebellion"
Description:
Rectangular triptych picture framed carved from animal bone and housing three tintype photographs of young women with gilt-metal oval mats.
Gallery Label:
A handwritten note on the back of this frame states that it was carved by a Union soldier while confined in Libby prison during the "Rebellion" (Civil War). Libby prison was a notorious Confederate prison situated on the James River in Richmond, Virginia.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
