Collection Highlights
A journall, with observations on my travail from Boston in N.E. to N.Y., New Jersies, & Philadelphia...
Date:
1697
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Benjamin.Bullivant
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Historical Artifacts
Flower from Henry Clay's coffin
Object Number:
237
Date:
1852
Medium:
Plant material
Dimensions:
largest: 2 x 1/4 in. ( 5.1 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
handwritten: on note accompanying flowers: "Reception of the Body/of H. Clay July 3/52"
Description:
Dried flower taken from Henry Clay's coffin, July 4, 1852 (in approximately 6 fragments in envelope)
Gallery Label:
These flowers were taken from Henry Clay's coffin on July 4, 1852.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. John E. Stillwell, 1925
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
