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
Washbowl
Object Number:
1945.243a
Date:
1842-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 10 5/8 in. ( 15.2 x 27 cm )
Marks:
printed: on base in brown: image of nightingale perched on bough with "Jenny Lind" abov
printed: inside bowl in brown:"J & MP & Co"
Description:
Brown transfer printed pearlware wash bowl with slightly rounded edges and a rounded square pedestal; inside the bowl, there is a portrait of Jenny Lind from the waist up; the inner border is composed of roses, scrolls, and lozenge diaper pattern enclosed in a cartouche; on the outside, on either side, there is an image of Jenny Lind in a classical setting with urns.
Gallery Label:
The label inside the bowl reads "WASH BOWL & PITCHER/MADE TO ORDER FOR AN ADMIRER OF JENNY LIND."
Credit Line:
From the Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
