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
Portrait of Vincent Massey (1887-1967)
Object Number:
1990.1.135
Date:
1927
Medium:
Graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 13/16 x 5 11/16 in. ( 17.3 x 14.4 cm )
Marks:
signature, inscription and date: lower left: "Wm H Walker / Pilgrim / Dinner / 1927"
inscription: lower center: "[Minister?] Plen. Massey/Vincent Massey / First Minister from Canada"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed in graphite: "Wm. H.Walker / Pilgrim / Dinner / 1927 / ...-Plen. Massey / First Minister from Canada / Vincent Massey"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
A Canadian politician, Massey became governor-general of Canada in 1952.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
