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Collection Highlights

Northern Bald Ibis (Geronticus eremita)
c. 1554-1565
1889.10.1.1
Watercolor, black and brown ink, gouache, and white lead pigment over black chalk on ivory paper, laid on paper, formerly mounted on an album page
Artist/Maker: Pierre Vase alias Cruche

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Coin

Coin
Object name 
Coin
Date 
1943
Medium 
Paper, copper
Dimensions 
3 x 5 x 1/8 in.
Description 
An index card with a 1928 U.S. penny with a hole punch through it and a 1942 peeny that is bent. The card is handwritten "Mutilated U.S. Coins./ F.L. Jackson/ 1-11-48".
Credit Line 
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number 
2002.1.3260
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.