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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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| Saucer: Plymouth Rock Landing | 1820-1846 | 1961.114 | |
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Figural bust: George Washington (1732-1799) | 1875-1920 | 1961.343b |
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Figural group | ca. 1860-1900 | 1945.391 |
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Jar | 1800-1838 | 1927.54 |
| Tumbler | Possibly 1861-1865 | 1945.395 | |
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Armchair | 1810-1820 | 1990.2b |
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Scarf: Gettysburg Address | 1941 | 1941.635 |
| Vicksburg, June-July 1863 | 1865-1875 | 1939.570 | |
| Coffee and tea service | 1845 | 1982.8a-f | |
| Plate: Portrait of George Washington | ca. 1890 | 1948.561a |
