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
Chafing dish
Object Number:
1945.322
Date:
1740-1760
Medium:
Copper, iron, wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/8 x 16 1/2 x 11 in. ( 24.4 x 41.9 x 27.9 cm )
Description:
Wrought copper chafing dish with three wrought iron legs and turned wood handle.
Credit Line:
Gift of Walter S. Poor
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
