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Program, The Mad Tea-Party

This is a Program.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from Cooper Union Library as part of Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum.

It is dated ca. 1878. Its medium is ink on paper. It is a part of the department.

Sarah and Eleanor were amateur actresses and playwrights. This program shows the cast in a scene from Alice in Wonderland.

It is credited The Cooper Union Archives and Special Collections.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum.

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