Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Monkey cage and monkeys (3 pieces)
Object Number:
1953.59a-c
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Wood, metal, plaster, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 1/2 x 9 x 9 in. ( 29.2 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm )
Description:
Wooden hexagonal cage with metal bars, red roof and textured base; interior has a tree and two painted plaster monkey figurines.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, donor claimed this was part of the Humpty Dumpty Circus manufactured by A. Schoenhut Co. of Philadelphia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
