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
Drum with drumstick
Object Number:
X.464ab
Date:
1850-1880
Medium:
Wood, skin, twine, paint
Dimensions:
Overall (a, drum): 9 × 10 in. (22.9 × 25.4 cm)
Overall (b, drumstick): 5/8 in. × 12 1/2 in. (1.6 × 31.8 cm)
Description:
Toy tubular double-headed drum with red painted wooden cylinder and drumheads made of animal skin; wooden rims painted with red, white and blue horizontal stripes and pierced for twine lacing; crossed U.S. flags painted on side of cylinder; unpainted wooden drumstick.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
