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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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Roman Colosseum | ca. 1854-69 | 1932.51 |
| Medal: Ulysses S.Grant | INV.1784 | ||
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Presentation sword and scabbard | ca. 1815-1816 | 1939.158ab |
| Jar with Cover | 18th century | 1943.425b | |
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Daniel Webster Commemorative Medal | ca. 1852 | INV.1785 |
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Strainer spoon | ca. 1900 | INV.14521ll |
| Helmet ornament | 1880-1950 | INV.11370 | |
| Pipe: Nariette | 1830-1860 | INV.8480 | |
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Spoon | 1800-1900 | Z.107 |
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Scenes from the American Revolution: The Philadelphia City Troop with the British Flags; verso: Mounted Soldiers | c. 1910 | 1923.124 |
