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
Purse
Object Number:
INV.8097a-c
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Silk, mother of pearl, ivory, metal
Dimensions:
overall: 10 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.
Description:
Brown and yellow purse (miser's bag), cinched ends with ivory beads, ends and center worked in variegated silk, vertical slit in center cinched with two mother of pearl and metal rings.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
