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Unidentified CDV, woman knitting, ca. late 1850s.
Unidentified CDV, woman knitting, ca. late 1850s. via eBay.
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Portrait of Maria Anna Martorell de Bofill
Portrait of Maria Anna Martorell de BofillArtist / Maker / Authority: Antoni Caba (Barcelona, 1838-1907)Artists / Makers / Authorities: Antoni CabaDescription: Modern Art, Painting1877, (subject ca....
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Revue et musée des dames et des demoiselles, Dec 1855
Revue et musée des dames et des demoiselles, Dec 1855. Image via Google Books.
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Revue et musée des dames et des demoiselles December 1855
Revue et musée des dames et des demoiselles December 1855. Image via Google Books.
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Tobacco label showing "old Nick" (Santa Claus) dropping cigar packages down...
Tobacco label showing "old Nick" (Santa Claus) dropping cigar packages down the J.C. Partridge & Co. chimney while smoking a cigar, ca. 1859.Created / Published: c1859.Notes- Copyright by J.C....
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Skating on the Ladies' Skating Pond--Central Park, from Harper's Weekly,...
Skating on the Ladies' Skating Pond--Central Park, from Harper's Weekly, January 28, 18601860Winslow HomerBorn: Boston, Massachusetts 1836Died: Prout's Neck, Maine 1910wood engraving on paperimage: 13...
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A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 1861
A Bivouac Fire on the Potomac, from Harper's Weekly, December 21, 18611861Winslow HomerBorn: Boston, Massachusetts 1836Died: Prout's Neck, Maine 1910wood engraving on paperimage: 13 3/4 x 20 1/4 in....
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Ronald D. Patkus, director of Special Collections and adjunct associate professor of history, and Rebecca Edwards, Eloise Ellery Professor of History, discuss the role of Godey's Lady's Book and other...
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Santa Claus and his Presents. Harper's Weekly, December 25, 1858.
Santa Claus and his Presents. Harper's Weekly, December 25, 1858. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Renwick Gallery.
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Emigrant Arrival at Constitution Wharf, Boston, from Ballou's Pictorial...
Emigrant Arrival at Constitution Wharf, Boston, from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion, October 31, 18571857Winslow HomerBorn: Boston, Massachusetts 1836Died: Prout's Neck, Maine 1910wood...
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Child on a Rocking Horse, ca. 1855
Child on a Rocking Horse, ca. 1855Albert Bisbeedaguerreotypeplate: 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 in. (10.8 x 11.4 cm.)Smithsonian American Art MuseumMuseum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in...
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Untitled (Girl Holding Doll), 1850s
Untitled (Girl Holding Doll), 1850sUnidentifiedsolarized daguerreotype2 x 2 1/2 in. (5.1 x 6.4 cm)Smithsonian American Art MuseumGift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro2000.83.21Smithsonian American Art...
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Snowballing in the moonlight,Christmas Eve. (n.d.)
Snowballing in the moonlight,Christmas Eve. (n.d.)Artist: Leighton Bros.Date: 19th centuryLocation: Not on displayCentury: 19th Century ADDimensions: 22.2 x 31.4 cm (image); 32.2 x 45.3 cm...
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Unidentified CDV, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ca. 1865, tax stamped.
Unidentified CDV, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. ca. 1865, tax stamped. via eBay.
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Sentimental hairwork brooch, ca. 1850
From the merchant's listing:This is a FINE AND RARE VICTORIAN HAIR PIN. The setting is Pinchbeck.The size is 2 by 2 1/4.Has the c and t pin and a safety chain.From around 1850.There are 4 colors of...
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Pique tortoiseshell brooch, ca. 1840s
From the merchant's listing:This is a FABULOUS T(ortoise) SHELL PIQUE VICTORIAN PIN.It has a metal back and is signed JF and a STAR.The size is slightly over 11/2 inches.There is slight wear on the...
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