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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Luce Center
Plate fragments (2)
Object Number:
INV.10210.65ab
Date:
1760-1810
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 in. ( 17.1 cm )
Description:
Earthenware plate fragments; feather-edged and scalloped creamware rims.
Gallery Label:
These fragments were found in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal, 1921
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
