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
Ceramic fragment lid
Object Number:
1921.37j
Date:
1770-1810
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 2 7/8 in. ( 3.5 x 7.3 cm )
Description:
Stoneware lid; red-bodied with engine-turned lines and floral finial.
Gallery Label:
This fragment was found inside the hull of a ship uncovered in 1920 during subway excavations at Broad and Front Streets in lower Manhattan.
Credit Line:
Gift of Maurice Blumenthal
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
