Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Joel Barlow (1754-1812)
Object Number:
X.50
Date:
1803
Medium:
White overpainted plaster
Dimensions:
Overall: 28 1/4 x 19 1/2 x 10 in. ( 71.8 x 49.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
signed: under proper right shoulder: "Houdon XII"
inscribed: under proper left shoulder: "J. Barlow 50 ans"
Description:
Portrait bust
Credit Line:
Gift from an unidentified source
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
