Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Jim Crow
Object Number:
Z.361
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Tin, paint.
Tin
Dimensions:
largest: 3 1/2 x 2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 8.9 x 5.1 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
cast: on base of female figure: "BUY BROOM"
cast: on base of grotesque characature of African American: "JIM CROW"
Description:
Two flat tin figures with features stamped and painted on one side; one represents a woman and the other is a grotesque caricature of an African American; both have inscriptions on stands.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
