Collection Highlights
Map of the Borough of Manhattan of the City of New York, showing relation between the distribution of foreign stock and negro population with the dissemination of communist and socialist propaganda during the summer of 1932
Date:
1932
Object Number:
LIB.NS11.M14.1.20
Medium:
black and color ink on paper, backed with cloth
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Museum Collections
Historical Artifacts
Collection of (35) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8873a-jj
Date:
1870-1900
Medium:
Plaster, wood, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. ( 26 x 16.5 x 4.1 cm )
Marks:
stamped in gold: on spine of book box: "PAOLETTI / IMPRONTE / MUSEI DIVERSI"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Musei Diversi" with numbered list (1-17) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed in
Description:
Thirty-five oval, oblong, and circular plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art; reproductions housed in a box made to look like a book, with covers that lift to reveal compartments in front and back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
