Collection Highlights
Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
Date:
ca. 1780
Object Number:
1954.148
Medium:
Oak, leather, metal
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Luce Center
Scarf: dance scenes and expressions
Object Number:
1941.342
Date:
1941
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
Overall: 20 1/8 x 20 1/8 in. ( 51.1 x 51.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: all over: "BYE-BYE/ BLUES?/ WAH-HOO/ HOW'M I/ DOING/ BIG BOY?/ OH ME!/ YOU'RE OKAY/ GEE WHIZ/ SWING IT/ ..."
Description:
Cotton printed kerchief with alternating circles and rectangles showing dancers and musicians with slang sayings; red, blue, yellow, and black on a white ground.
Credit Line:
Purchase
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