blue velvet-covered family photo album, unknown maker from the United States

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blue velvet-covered family photo album
blue velvet-covered family photo album
blue velvet-covered family photo album
1890s–1920s
blue velvet-covered family photo album , 1890s–1920s
Where object was made: Fredonia, Kansas, United States
Material/technique: metal; brocading; mixed media; velvet; paperboard; photograph
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 27 x 21.5 x 7.5 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 10 5/8 x 8 7/16 x 2 15/16 in
Credit line: Gift of Christopher Bunn, Class of 2002
Accession number: S2002.001.01-3
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Time/Frame," Jun-2008, Robert Fucci, Shuyun Ho, Lauren Kernes, Lara Kuykendall, Ellen C. Raimond, and Stephanie Teasley Albums have been used to preserve family histories for generations. Compilations of photographic images, often including inscriptions, record significant moments of family life. The luxurious materials used to create this album reflect this family’s attitude concerning the importance of collecting and saving visual accounts of their relatives and family memories.