Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
2002.1.3580
Date:
1915
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
3/4 x 7 3/4 in. diameter
Description:
A cream colored ceramic calendar plate for the year 1915 with a gold rim around a central scene of an young African American boy in a straw hat eating watermelon in front of the brown wood slats of a barn displaying the months. In gold near the bottom "Compliments of/ Leo M. Jacobs/ Lake Street's Greatest Store/ A Little More Quality/ For a Little Less Price./ St. Albans, VT."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
