Collection Highlights
Illustrations of cholera asphyxia in its different stages. Selected from cases treated at the Cholera Hospital, Rivington Street
Date:
1832
Object Number:
LIB.Y1832.Bart.Cholera
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lithopane
Object Number:
1942.292c
Date:
1850-1875
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 1/8 in. ( 13.3 x 14 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on obverse: "PPM 97"
Description:
Translucent white bisque porcelain lithophane; trapezoidal panel with framed negative relief image of girl with powder puff at table.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this originally belonged to Mrs. William Jackson Beebe, circa 1860.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elizabeth and Katherine Beebe
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
