Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Ship in a Storm
Object Number:
1945.451
Date:
1841
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 × 18 × 27 1/8 in. (1.9 × 45.7 × 68.9 cm)
Framed: 27 3/4 × 36 3/4 × 4 in. (70.5 × 93.3 × 10.2 cm)
Marks:
signed and dated: lower left: "T. Birch/1841"
Description:
Seascape of a frigate on rough waters during a storm; dark,cloudy sky; rocks in foreground.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Louis A. Gillet
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
