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
Fan with box
Object Number:
INV.11668ab
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Ivory, silk, linen, lace, paint, brass, gilding, cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall (fan closed): 8 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 5/8 in. (22.2 x 2.9 x 1.6 cm)
Box: 1 3/8 x 8 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 x 21.9 x 3.5
Marks:
printed: on lid of box: "JAMES McCREERY & CO., / NEW YORK."
Description:
Fan with carved and pierced ivory guards and sticks with gold painted decoration, palmette-shaped leaf of cream-colored silk with painted floral motif and lace trim, linen(?) lining, and brass handle; in rectangular white cardboard box.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
