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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| Side chairs (2) | 1820-1840 | X.481a-b | |
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Bookmarks (qty. 3) | 1850-1900 | INV.1684a |
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Souvenir spoon | 1890-1920 | 1949.189 |
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Saucer | 1840-1853 | 1944.331k |
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Pitcher: Lafayette The Nations Guest | 1824-1840 | 1961.303 |
| Plate | ca. 1800 | 1964.74c[dup] | |
| Cup | 1942.409j | ||
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Jug | 1843-1891 | 1937.894 |
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Finger bowl: double-lipped | 1850-1875 | 1945.127b |
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Plate: Iron Bridge, Central Park | ca. 1930-1939 | 1939.187 |
