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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Campaign handkerchief | 1940 | 2003.92 |
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Bridebox | 1826 | 1937.1109ab |
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Plate | 1892 | 1948.561c |
| Saucer: Thomas Viaduct, 1835 | 1925-1929 | 1929.68 | |
| Pair of women's outdoor shoes | 1840-1860 | 1936.446ab | |
| Bouillon cup cover | 1890-1908 | INV.13247 | |
| Table cloth/runner: Monogram-R | 1850-1900 | INV.13618 | |
| Cup plate | 1830-1850 | 1940.435 | |
| Sugar bowl w/lid | 1880-1910 | 1953.759ab | |
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Shaving stand | 1830-1850 | 2155 |
