Unknown American
[Mitten's Letters in a Drawer]

[Mitten's Letters in a Drawer]
Artist
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Mitten's Letters in a Drawer]
Date1940s–1950s
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.9 × 18.8 cm)
 Sheet: 9 15/16 × 8 in. (25.2 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Judy Nyquist
Object number2020.336
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRandy Regier; purchased by MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink, recto, lower right: 24
Inscribed in black ink, verso, upper right: C-2-A [crossed out]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: MDL-24

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