Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wig: red hair, netted lining
Object Number:
INV.12176
Date:
1830-1880
Medium:
Hair, net, cloth tape
Dimensions:
Overall (flat): 13 x 10 x 1 1/2 in. (33 x 25.4 x 3.8 cm)
Marks:
printed: on cloth label stitched to foundation: "Gilbert / 427"
Description:
Wig with curly auburn hair stitched to brown net foundation reinforced with brown cloth tape; longer in back and shorter on sides and front.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
