Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Elephant trainer
Object Number:
1953.61b
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/4 x 2 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( 10.8 x 5.7 x 2.9 cm )
Description:
Painted plaster figurine on small circular base; standing male figure wearing African costume and headdress, holding staff in outstretched hand; light terracotta in color.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, donor claimed this was part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus manufactured by A. Schoenhut of Philadelphia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
