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 | 17th century base, 20th century shaft | 1967.69 | |
| Buttons | 1900-1940 | Z.2693a-vv | |
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Pressed glass "jewels" | ca. 1900 | 2008.2.1a-p |
| Saucer: Landscape Vignette | 1850-1890 | INV.13311 | |
| Sugar bowl w/lid: Cream and Silver Lustre | 1951.208ab | ||
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Bandbox | 1830-1850 | INV.8531 |
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Armchair | 1750-1770 | 1952.389 |
| Shoe: puss in boots | 1880-1910 | 1953.593 | |
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Vase: silvered | 1853-1875 | INV.595 |
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Side chair | 1760-1800 | 1943.428a |
