Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Historical Artifacts
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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Umbrella: blue w/carved horsehead handle | 1850-1880 | 1933.136 |
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Pipe: long stem | 1850-1900 | INV.8389 |
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Paperweight | ca. 1870-1910 | 2002.1.51 |
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Pinback button | 1940-1960 | 2002.1.3870 |
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Hardware/ household | 1940-1960 | 2002.1.2558 |
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Canning jar | 1880-1910 | 2002.1.3457 |
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Historical memorabilia | 1946 | 2002.1.4664 |
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James A.Garfield Commemorative Medal | 1881 | INV.3852 |
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Political button | 2008.39.20 | |
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Aerial camera | 2017.68.4 |
