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
Footed fruit bowl
Object Number:
1935.4
Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. ( 18.1 x 24.1 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed glass compote with base pressed separately and joined with wafer; bowl has serpentine rim and loops around sides; hollow base consists of octagonal pedestal on plain, circular foot.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Irving McKesson
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
