Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Hairpins
Object Number:
INV.12823.1ab
Date:
1915-1940
Medium:
Metal, plastic, rhinestone
Dimensions:
each overall: 3 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 9.5 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
stamped: back of metal piece: "SILVERITE/ F. & CO."
Description:
Inverted U-shaped metal and plastic hairpins; curve made of metal set with seven circular rhinesones; metal cuffs on each end of the curve attach to two long tapered plastic "tortoise shell" pins.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
