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
Mrs. Alexander Cooper (1782-1865)
Object Number:
1943.228
Date:
1840
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 30 1/8 x 25 in. ( 76.5 x 63.5 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Catherine Toler Cooper. / Painted by / W. R. Hamilton. / 1840"
Gallery Label:
Catherine Toler was born in St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland. Her portrait was a gift to the Society from her great-granddaughter.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mabel Hoffman Brainard
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
