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
George Andrew Hoffman (1813-1894)
Object Number:
1943.229
Date:
1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 36 x 28 in. ( 91.4 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "George Hoffman / Born March 9, 1813 / Edinburgh, Scotland / Died Feb. 8, 1894. / Painted 1840 by / Wm. R. Hamilton"
Gallery Label:
This portrait was a gift to the Society from the subject's granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mabel Hoffman Brainard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
