Sculpture fragment salvaged from Chicago Fire, 1871
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1870
- Description
Two clasped hands made of ceramic with marble core, fused together with mortar, broken from statue at wrists. Ceramic is charred black and chipped in places, exposing core.
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Artifacts (object genre)
Sculpture (visual works)
Great Fire (1871 : Chicago, Ill.)
Disasters
Fires (events) - Location
- United States
Chicago (Ill.) - Type
- physical object
- Format
- Height: (4.625 in)Width: (5.375 in)Depth: (5.25 in)Marble (rock)Ceramic (material)Mortar (filler)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2016, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- Sculpture fragment salvaged from Chicago Fire, 1871. circa 1870. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1829. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (circa 1870) Sculpture fragment salvaged from Chicago Fire, 1871. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1829
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/1829>.