Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Kerchiefs
Object Number:
1952.296
Date:
ca. 1840-1860
Medium:
Cotton
Dimensions:
33 x 34 x 1 in.
Description:
Four copperplate-printed cotton uncut kerchiefs each telling a different child's story about the circus, the army, a cart, and a horse drawn carriage; printed in black on a white ground with red borders.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
