Collection Highlights
Framed leaves from Abraham Lincoln's bier
Date:
1865
Object Number:
1947.47
Medium:
Albumen photograph, plant material, ink, silk ribbon, wood gilding
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paperweight
Object Number:
2002.1.511
Date:
1898
Medium:
Glass, paper
Dimensions:
4 x 2 1/2 x 7/8 in.
Description:
This rectangular clear glass paperweight has a paper insert that has a photo-lithograph of a steam powered battleship and below the words "Olympia/ Flagship of Rear Admiral Dewey/ The Annihilator of the Spanish Fleet Near Manila".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
