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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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Pitcher: creamer | 1870-1900 | 1948.332 |
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Landscape window | ca. 1910 | N84.137 |
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Jar | 1800-1815 | 1937.917 |
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Kerchief | 1949 | 1949.174 |
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Sugar bowl with lid | 1885 | 1950.186c.1-2 |
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Whale oil lamp | 1850-1875 | 1945.328ab |
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Souvenir spoon | ca. 1919 | 2009.28.42 |
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Tablespoon | ca. 1765 | 1986.1 |
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Cradle | ca. 1760 | 1945.483 |
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Crewel-worked coverlet | 1740-1760 | 1944.306 |
