Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Beaker
Object Number:
1948.61
Date:
c. 1913
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. ( 8.6 x 5.4 cm )
Description:
Cast metal souvenir Regimental beaker of the Old Guard of New York; cylindrical body tapering from the rim to the molded baseband; decorated all over with low relief cartouches filled with a soldier, the Old Guard Armory, flags, and two Old Guard insignia; two inscribed circles on the base; no maker's mark.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charles King
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
