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Note: The collections that are currently on view in the Oakland Museum of California’s galleries are subject to change. At this time, the Natural Sciences Galleries are under renovation, limiting the representation of science artifacts to those on view in the Art and History Galleries. The list was last updated on May, 25th 2011.

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Night with Her Children, Sleep and Death unknown\|S. Peck and Company c.1855 Union case, ninth-plate; Night with her Children, Sleep and Death (Krainik #393). Case considered "scarce." Ornate oval mat, bright purple mat insert; paper label intact, but slightly damaged.	GeometricPortrait of a Woman unknown\|unknown c.1854 Union case, geometric design; circular (Krainik #753). Case considered "scarce."
Constitution and the LawsSeated Child in Large Hat Parsons and Company, unknown\|Littlefield c.1855 Union case, ninth-plate; Constitution and the Laws (Krainik #371). Ornate oval mat, purple velvet insert; paper (not original). Tintype; verso has advertisement for "A. Winslow."	Catching Butterflies\|Untitled (Young Man) Parsons and Company, unknown\|Littlefield c.1855 Union case, ninth-plate; Catching Butterflies (Krainik #387). Ornate nonpareil mat, brown velvet insert; hand-tinted.
Untitled\|Rose unknown c.1855 Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; floral design in geometric motif. Ornate oval mat; blue velvet (with unusual pattern) insert. Paper label intact. Colored cutout picture of Martha Washington.	Side View of a Woman unknown c.1855 Leather case (brown), ninth-plate; plain leather, end opening in the English style. Elliptical mat; dark red velvet insert. No paper label. Daguerreotype; hand-tinted.
Woman/Woman & Baby unknown c.1855 Leather case (black), fold-over with push-thru clasp; sixth-plate size. Two ornate oval mats. Two paper photographs: left, woman; right...	untitled unknown c.1855 Papier Mache (black); sixth-plate. Inlaid mother-of-pearl, floral design. Ornate nonpareil and ornate double-elliptical mats. Two black & white prints with note: "Many...
untitled\|Scroll Design unknown c.1855 Leather (brown), half-plate; geometric design. Ornate nonpariel mat; dark green velvet insert. No paper label. No lining. No image.	Profile of Liberty Booth and Hayden, Holmes c.1855 Union case (black), ninth-plate; Profile of Liberty (Krainik #367). Ornate double elliptical mat; purple velvet insert. Paper label intact. Paper photograph of a woman.
Scroll Littlefield, Parsons and Company c.1855 Union case, sixth-plate octagonal; scroll design (Krainik #613). Ornate oval mat, lacks glass; brown velvet and felt insert.	The Union and Constitution Littlefield, Parsons and Company c.1855 Union case (dark brown), ninth-plate; Union and Constitution (Krainik #373). Ornate oval mat; purple velvet insert. Paper label intact. Cutout picture of lady with a baby.
Felino's Breakdancers Carmen Lomas Garza 1988	Ball's Great Daguerrian Gallery of the West Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion
Hutchings' California Magazine Hutchings and Rosenfield JAN, 1859 APPROXIMATE DATE: 1859	desk\|Writing Desk Mathews \| Lucia K. Mathews \| Arthur F. Mathews \| Furniture Shop c. 1910 "The interior of the Kleinhans drop-front desk has a deep arch with a miniature painting by Arthur Mathews that shows girls dancing on a beach, a theme Mathews returned to several times in...
Photo Album Dorothea Lange 1928	Photo Album Dorothea Lange 1928
untitled (paintbrush) late 20th century to early 21st century This is a paintbrush used by Squeak Carnwath.	Painting Box used by Hung Liu early 1970s This is a wooden painting box used by Hung Liu. The box has three extendable legs attached to one side that fold up parallel to the box when not in use. The box opens lengthwise to show a...
untitled (wooden dowel) unknown late 20th century to early 21st century This is a wooden dowel used by Ruth Asawa to form coiled wire.	untitled (Spool of 20 gauge copper wire) unknown late 20th century to early 21st century This is a metal spool of 20 gauge copper wire used by Ruth Asawa in basket weaving.
untitled (Vivitar Model 285 Electronic Flash) Vivitar Corporation late 20th century This is a Vivitar Model 285 Electronic Flash unit with a detachable shutter cord used by Judy Dater.	Crown of Thorns Lidded Box unknown 20th century This is a box constructed with a woodworking technique that uses interlocking wooden sticks. The box has a pyramid-shaped lid (B) that fits on a rectangular base (A). The base has long vertical...