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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Decorative Arts
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Vial of cobalt powder | 1800-1838 | 1925.74 |
| Towel | 1850-1900 | INV.14604a | |
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Creamer | 1880-1900 | 1941.798 |
| Platter | 1785/86 | 1950.255u | |
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Souvenir spoon | 1895 | 1949.225 |
| High chest upper case | 1690-1720 | 1944.198a | |
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Plate: rust and gold design on rim | 1870-1898 | INV.13524 |
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Set of six napkin rings | 1900-1925 | 1942.675a-f |
| Bread and butter plate | ca. 1825 | 1939.439 | |
| tapestry (descent from the cross) | 1850-1900 | 932 |
