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
Luce Center
Mortar and pestle
Object Number:
Z.961
Date:
1800-1900
Medium:
Wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 33 x 13 in. ( 83.8 x 33 cm )
Description:
Turned wooden mortar and pestle, possibly a trade sign; turned, banded pestle with bowl top; tall mortar with incurving sides.
Gallery Label:
This object was probably a meant to be a trade sign.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
