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Masonic Broken Column or Time and the Virgin Symbol
ca. 1896
Dana
USA: New York, Brooklyn
Photograph on paper mounted on board
overall: 6 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.; 17.4625 x 10.795 cm
Special Acquisitions Fund
88.42.101

Masonic Broken Column or Time and the Virgin Symbol. Sepia-tone cabinet card photograph of Masonic broken column or "Time and the Virgin" symbol. Winged Father Time stands behind a young virgin as she kneels at the broken column. Time fondles her hair. They stand at the top of three steps. There is an all-seeing eye at center top. "Photographed from Life" inscribed at bottom.


For more information, see blog post, September 21, 2016, http://nationalheritagemuseum.typepad.com/library_and_archives/2016/09/the-unusual-cabinet-card.html