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
Historical Artifacts
Hair Grooming
Object Number:
2002.1.833
Date:
1911-1930
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. oval
Description:
This brown wooden box is shaped like a rounded cake of soap. The is embossed on the lid "Forget Me Not/ Toilet Soap/ David S. Brown & Co.".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
