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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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaquette: Congress on Hygiene and Demography
Object Number:
INV.5410
Date:
1912
Medium:
Gilt bronze
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 9/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/8 in. ( 3.9 x 2.9 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: obverse, lower left: "VDBrenner"
Inscription: reverse, lower right corner: illgible artist's initials
Description:
Gilt bronze struck plaquette with obverse showing woman and girl seated on rocks and spinning yarn; reverse bears inscription: "XV INTERNATIONAL/CONGRESS/ON HYGIENE AND/DEMOGRAPHY/Washington 1912"; flying bird above, serpent below.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
