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
Cocktail stirrers (2)
Object Number:
2009.57.2ab
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall (a; larger): 5 15/16 x 1/4 in. (15.1 x 0.6 cm)
Overall (b; smaller): 5 7/8 x 1/4 in. (14.9 x 0.6 cm)
Description:
Both shafts acid etched with "The COMMODORE/FRANK J. CROHAN PRESIDENT/ new york's best located hotel/RIGHT AFTER GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL" with the hotel crest to the left consisting of a ship with a ribbon below it inscribed "The Commodore". Both terminating at either end in bulbs of the same size; one green, one clear.
Credit Line:
Anonymous donor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
