Original Piece of Tin Roof with Painting

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An artist known only as Miss Shuey painted this image of the Rotunda's ruins following the Great Fire of 1895. This piece of tin was collected by Shuey from those very ruins, transformed into a canvas, and sold as a souvenir.

Miss Shuey. Ruins of U.VA, undated (MSS 14359) Rotunda Souvenirs, circa. 1890-1920

A crumpled painting of UVA's Rotunda with old yellow ribbon strung across the top. Number 39.
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A crumpled painting of UVA's Rotunda with old yellow ribbon strung across the top. Number 39.