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Diffraction Postcard

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Wiener, Edith
Date made: 1982
Materials: white light transmission; foil
Measurements: 4 in x 6 in
Nomenclature: commercial
Classification: holograms

Embossed foil which produces a rainbow-colored diffraction grating pattern, made up of thousands of small triangles; adhered to cardboard to form a postcard; creator's name and `New York City' printed on backside.


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MOH-1982.28.01