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This collection brings together museum grade historical objects prepared for visual storytelling. Rooted in Detroit’s industrial and domestic past, each artifact is curated within a larger material system and preserved for camera ready use. Objects are available for editorial, stage, film, and institutional loan, offering authenticity that cannot be replicated.
Visual Systems
Cerveceria La Tropical- Postcard Packet
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Cuban tourism, brewery history, postcard culture, advertising ephemera, travel souvenirs, or approved placement. Souvenir of Tropical Brewery Postcard Packet Cervecería La Tropical Havana, Cuba c. 1907 to 1915 Printed paper postcard packet with selected photographic views, bilingual Spanish and English cover text, divided postcard backs, printed in France Dating & Attribution This object
Gilded Mourning Bracelet with Portrait
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on Victorian mourning culture and memorial jewelry, or approved placement. Gilded Mourning Bracelet England, c. 1850–1875 Gilded metal, hinged filigree links, oval portrait locket setting, safety chain Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a Victorian mourning bracelet , dating approximately to circa 1850–1875 , within the mid-nineteenth century period when mourning jewelry bec
Chevalier Paris Opera Glasses
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on nineteenth-century optical instruments and leisure culture, or approved placement. Chevalier Opera Glasses with Case Attributed to the Chevalier Family of Opticians, Paris France, c. 1850–1880 Brass optical barrels, leather-wrapped body, central focus mechanism, original fitted case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of Chevalier opera glasses , attributed to the r
Ambrotype Portrait of Woman
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on early photographic processes and nineteenth-century portrait culture, or approved placement. Ambrotype Portrait in Case United States or Europe, c. 1855–1870 Glass plate ambrotype (collodion positive), gilt metal mat, hinged case with velvet lining and clasp closure Dating & Attribution This object is identified as an ambrotype portrait , a photographic format widely used between approxi
Wire-Rim Eyeglasses
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical technology, or approved placement . Wire-Rim Eyeglasses with Case United States or Europe, c. 1920–1940 Gold-filled metal wire frame, glass lenses, adjustable nose pads, velvet-lined hard case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of wire-rim eyeglasses , likely dating to the early twentieth century , approximately circa 1920–1940 . The dating is supported by
Pince-Nez Eyeglasses with Beaded Case
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research on optical history, or approved placement. Pince-Nez Eyeglasses with Beaded Case United States or Europe, c. 1880–1915 Gold-tone metal pince-nez frame with glass lenses, attached retaining chain, decorative beaded spectacle case Dating & Attribution This object is identified as a pair of pince-nez eyeglasses , a style of vision-correcting spectacles that rests on the bridge of the nose wit
Student Lamp (Candle)
Status: Available for Loan Consideration f or exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Transitional Student Lamp (Candle / Early Oil Configuration) England, Germany, or United States, c. 1840–1875 Brass, turned metal components, candle and oil fittings Dating & Attribution This student lamp is attributed to the mid-nineteenth century (c. 1840–1875) and identified as a transitional student lamp , designed to accommodate candle illumination while incor
Stereoscope
Status: Available for Loan Consideration for exhibition, institutional study, research, or approved placement. Handheld Stereoscope with Viewing Cards England or United States, c. 1870–1900 Wood, metal, glass lenses, photographic cards Dating & Attribution This handheld stereoscope is attributed to the late Victorian period (c. 18 70–1900) based on its construction, materials, and intended mode of use. The combination of a turned wooden handle, sliding wooden card holder, me
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