Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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Sign | 1889 | 2002.1.1943 |
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Pen wipe/ tobacco | 1910-1930 | 2002.1.2846 |
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Pinback button | 1896-1910 | 2002.1.4241 |
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Button | 2003.70.30 | |
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Centennial ribbon | 1876 | INV.3159 |
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Commemorative cane | ca. 1913 | 2010.24.65 |
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Scrimshaw (whale's tooth) | 1910-1940 | 1943.152 |
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Squeak toy (pigeon) | 1875-1900 | INV.8122 |
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Gentleman's costume: 1781 | ca. 1966 | 1966.43 |
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Flax | 1700-1800 | 1752 |
