Collection Highlights
Flags on 57th Street, Winter 1918
Date:
1918
Object Number:
1984.68
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Collection of (41) miniature art reproductions in storage box
Object Number:
INV.8874a-pp
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 / MUSEO DI NAPOLI / E ALBANI"
handwritten in ink: on lined paper affixed inside front cover: "Museo di Napoli" with numbered list (1-21) identifying reproductions
handwritten in ink: on lined p
Description:
Forty-one oval and oblong plaster medallions with relief images representing famous works of art in museums in Napoli and Albani; 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.
