Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
Mourning ribbon
Object Number:
INV.3158
Date:
ca. 1817
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x x 13 in. ( 8.3 x 0 x 33 cm )
Description:
Cream-colored ribbon with center circular picture of a funeral urn on a pedastal, in front of a weeping willow, printed in black ink. Above, "Sweet is the Scene Where Virtue dies" is printed, along with an image of a human eye. The pedastal reads "OBT. OCT. 6 1817/P.H.L./AET. 17 YEARS." Fringed on both ends.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
