Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Woodcarving: painted cow on base
Object Number:
1964.19
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 x 13 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. ( 25.4 x 34.3 x 11.4 cm )
Marks:
typed: label affixed to bottm: "1007T/75.00"
Description:
Carved wooden cow painted yellow and black; mounted on oblong wooden base with brown paint over green underpainting; circular hole at center of base is filled with wooden plug.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, seventy-five dollars was paid "from stocks previously given to the society."
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Katharine Prentis Murphy
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
