Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Object Number:
Z.1818
Date:
1780-1880
Medium:
Paper, paint, gold leaf
Dimensions:
Overall: 11 3/4 x 80 1/2 in. ( 29.8 x 204.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on obverse: "#3129"
Description:
Horizontal painted paper banner with floral clusters in oval frames alternating with four-loop bows with gold leaf centers; painted in blue, orange, yellow, and red, with black outlining on off-white ground made from scraps of used paper, some with original handwritten notations visible on reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
