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
Writing desk
Object Number:
2156
Date:
1860-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal, mother-of-pearl, textile, glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 x 14 1/8 x 10 in. ( 10.2 x 35.9 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on hinges: "MATCHETT/& MOORE/PATENT"
Description:
Slope-lid writing desk decorated with figured veneer, border composed of three inlaid wires, and mother-of-pearl inlaid rectangular plate and escutcheon; lid hinged at front and back, opening at center to reveal storage well and writing surface; writing surface lined with purple velvet with Greek key patterned border; storage well divided into seven compartments, two containing colorless glass bottles with metal caps.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
