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Collection Highlights

Draft wheel
ca. 1863
1865.6
Wood, metal
Related Event: Civil War

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Xmas Head; A Lesson in Wisdom

Xmas Head; A Lesson in Wisdom
Title
Xmas Head; A Lesson in Wisdom
Date 
c. 1891-1900
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Frederick Stuart Church
Medium 
Black crayon on card with two reproductive images laid on at center
Dimensions 
Overall: 28 x 22 in. ( 71.1 x 55.9 cm )
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Charlene Whiteley Plummer Gellatly
Object Number 
1957.308.40
Marks 
inscriptions: Title written in crayon below each photograph.
Inscriptions 
Inscribed at upper center in black crayon: "XMAS HEAD."; Inscribed and signed at lower center beneath lower image: "A LESSON IN WISDOM / From original in Water Color"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.