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The Old Order and the New

Peter Henry Emerson British, born Cuba
1887–88
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Old Order and the New
  • Artist: Peter Henry Emerson (British (born Cuba), 1856–1936)
  • Printer: Valentine of Dundee
  • Date: 1887–88
  • Medium: Platinum print
  • Dimensions: 11.7 x 23.4 cm. (4 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.)
  • Classification: Photographs
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.520.3
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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