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The decomposition of light by a prism. La lumière et les couleurs. 1874.
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The decomposition of light by a prism. La lumière et les couleurs. 1874.
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Winter Ensemble
c.1874
France
The MET (Accession Number: C.I.52.13.3a–d)
which outfit would you rather wear? (ca. 1873-1874)
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request: 19th century womenswear with large bustles
This "Wooton Desk" was patented "Oct. 6, 1874," and made in Indianapolis, Indiana. This spectacular complete office opens to reveal an interior with birdseye or curly maple including cubbyholes or mailboxes in the doors and small drawers below, Solid walnut with raised burl panels and deep moldings.
This "Standard Grade" desk measures 46" wide when closed, 7' 7" wide when open, 75" tall, 30" deep and the desktop is 30" high.
William S. Wooten ended production of these desks in 1884. They were exhibited at the American Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876, and owned by luminaries including President U. S. Grant, Queen Victoria, John D. Rockefeller and Joseph Pulitzer.
~ William Powell Frith, Olivia Unveiling (1874) (detail)
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William Quiller Orchardson (1832-1910), Ophelia (1874), oil on canvas, 128.3 x 101.5 cm.
Theodore Kaufmann, Lorelei, 1874
