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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Souvenir spoon | ca. 1891 | 2009.28.296 |
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Vase: gold w/holly motif | ca. 1903 | 1952.235 |
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Quilt | 1825-1850 | 1937.936 |
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Box | 1840-1860 | 1945.253 |
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Lantern | 1830-1870 | 1937.1511 |
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Cruet set | ca. 1880 | 1956.184a-e.1-2 |
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Candlestick | late 19th century | 1946.111ab |
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Tobacco ribbon | late 19th - early 20th century | INV.13927.2 |
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Bowl | ca. 1750 | 1928.21 |
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Piece of textile: photo images of N.Y.C., architecture | ca. 1939 | 1941.1099 |
