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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Sugar tongs | 1896-1908 | 1987.32c |
| Candlesticks (pair) | 1840-1855 | 1965.878ab | |
| Footed bowls (pair) | 1840-1870 | 1942.571a-b | |
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Crazy quilt | 1887 | 1948.78 |
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Bonnet | 1829 | 1951.28b |
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Token | 1800-1900 | Z.1937 |
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Filigree floor lamp | 1900-1920 | N84.24.1 |
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Dessert knives (2) | 1825-1875 | 1974.9de |
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Saucer | 1850-1870 | 1941.149b |
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Afghan: pink and gray squares w/black trim | 1900-1950 | 1950.1 |
