Collection Highlights
Declaration of sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society : adopted at the formation of said society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833
Date:
Publication: 1848-1855
Object Number:
LIB.E449.A53.1848
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
John Stoneacre Ellis (1828-1896)
Object Number:
1939.511
Date:
1892
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 in. ( 6.7 x 5.1 cm )
Marks:
Signed: at left:"Lydia Field Emmet"
Inscribed: on the inside of case cover:"J. S. E/1828/Died 1896"
Gallery Label:
Ellis was the son of Dr. Samuel Corp Ellis and Elizabeth (Van Horne) Ellis, the father of Augustus Van Horne Ellis, and the father-in-law of the donor. He was a brigadier general in the California militia and high sheriff of San Francisco.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Augustus Van Horne Ellis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
