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
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Stirrer
Object Number:
2000.65
Date:
1950-1980
Medium:
Plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 15.6 x 0.6 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on the handle: "Hotel Pennslyvania * Stadler Operated."
molded: below the finial: "SPIR-IT MADE IN U.S.A."
Description:
Square green plastic stirrer with a ball finial; inscribed, "Hotel Pennslyvania * Stadler Operated."
Gallery Label:
The donor collected this stirrer and other related hotel materials at garage sales, flea markets, and collectibles shops in the New Jersey area.
Credit Line:
Anonymous Gift
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
