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Negro Life at the South
1859
S-225
Oil on linen
Artist/Maker: Eastman Johnson

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Bookbinding Supplies

Bookbinding Supplies
Object name 
Bookbinding Supplies
Date 
1920-1950
Medium 
Cloth
Dimensions 
Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 in. ( 11.4 x 12.7 cm )
Description 
Samples of fabric used to bind books. Marked "Art Buckram/ A.B. 300" on the front. This booklet has samples of mustard, forest green, brown, black, dark red, gray blue, red and bright blue buckrams.
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.230
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.