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
Decorative Arts
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view all| Title | Date | Object Number | |
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| Candlestick | ca. 1906 | INV.247b.1-2 | |
| Decanters with stoppers (pair) | 1820-1845 | 1953.461a-d | |
| Tile | 1640-1670 | Z.823 | |
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Stenciled quilt piece | 1811-1856 | INV.11490kk |
| Mug | 1800-1900 | 1937.497 | |
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Watch chain | 1775-1825 | INV.12404 |
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Saucers | 1815-1827 | 1969.11k.1 |
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Campaign ribbon | 1888 | Z.3392 |
| Saucer: Landscape Vignette | 1850-1890 | INV.13319 | |
| Mug: pastoral scene | 1945.240 |
