Collection Highlights
An Address to the inhabitants of the British Settlements in America, upon slave-keeping
Date:
1773
Object Number:
LIB.Y1773.RushAddress
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate/ plaque
Object Number:
2002.1.3345
Date:
1920-1950
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
2 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
An oval metal plate or tiny plaque, smooth on one side and embossed on the other with an oval frame around a mythological centaur but with thin spoked wheels like a bicycle attched to its hooves. It reads "Centaur/ Trade Mark". A British company made Centaur featherweight bicycles between 1900 and 1920.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
