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
Collection of plates in case (?)
Object Number:
1942.72a-k
Date:
1885-1900
Medium:
Leather, canvas, wood, particle board, metal
Dimensions:
Each (holder): 6 x 5 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. (15.2 x 14.6 x 2.9 cm)
Overall (satchel): 9 1/8 x 14 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (23.2 x 36.2
Marks:
printed: on frame of "d": "THE BLAIR CAMERA CO. / PATENTED FEB 9TH, 1876 / SEPT 2ND, 1884"
handwritten in pencil: on satchel and on various holders: miscellaneous numbers, initials, and other notations
Description:
Leather and canvas satchel containing wooden holders for 4 x 5 inch glass negatives; duplex design (each holder accommodates two negatives); negatives protected by sliding panels made of particle board.
Credit Line:
Gift of George E. Stonebridge
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
