Collection Highlights
Get off the track! : a song for Emmancipation, sung by the Hutchinsons, respectfully dedicated to Nath.l P. Rogers, as a mark of esteem for his intrepidity in the cause of human rights
Date:
1844
Object Number:
LIB.M1622a.Hutchinson
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Snuffbox
Object Number:
Z.1852ab
Date:
1800-1830
Medium:
Papier-mâché, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on inside of lid: "Sarah Pasmore"
handwritten in pencil: on inside of box: "Sarah with / Mary's(?) love / Oct-13 1819(?)"
Description:
Circular, brown painted papier-mâché snuff box; flat lid with painted half-length profile portrait of a man with backdrop of red drapery and portion of a column base and lower shaft at far right.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
