Collection Highlights
Four Portraits of North American Indians; verso: sketch of brave riding a horse and shooting a bow and arrow
1859
1941.1209
Oil on gray marbleized prepared heavy textured paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plaque
Title
Plaque
Object name
Memorial plaque
Date
1950
Medium
Bronze, wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 14 x 1 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 35.6 x 4.4 cm )
Description
Bronze plaque shaped like an unrolled scroll mounted on rectangular board with concave corners; inscribed "IN MEMORY OF W. KEITH REID, FOUNDER MU DELTA PHI FRATERNITY . . ."; hardware attached to back for hanging.
Object Number
INV.241
Marks
relief: on obverse: "IN MEMORY / OF / W. KEITH REID / FOUNDER / MU DELTA PHI / FRATERNITY / HONORED TEACHER / AND BELOVED FRIEND / 1950"
maker's label: affixed to lower edge of wooden board on obverse side: "MANUFACTURED BY / INTERNATIONAL / BRONZE TABLET CO., INC. / NEW YORK, N.Y."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
