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Historic Costume | Fine and Decorative Arts

Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

As we continue to digitize collections at GCV&M, more objects will populate this new virtual resource. Please continue to check back, and reach out with any questions!

Questions? Contact our Curatorial Department at (585) 294-8240 or email jjohnson@gcv.org. Interested in donating an object to the collections at GCV&M? Click here to learn more. 

Transparency, Lantern Slide

Object/Artifact

Magic lantern glass slide bordered in orange paper. Black background with 5 caricature portraits from L-R: Man with a green striped jacket and white top hat, man in blue jacket with yellow buttons, man in a yellow jacket with blue bow tie and wearing a bowler, man in a green jacket with orange vest with a sunflower on his lapel in a yellow top hat, woman in a blue and white striped dress with pink bow and a straw and feather hat.

2022.08.016

Genesee Country Village and Museum

1-1/2 in

6-1/4 in

Glass

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