JCA Archives

Material history, documented with discipline.

Historical objects, examined closely. Original photography, provenance research, and a consistent curatorial standard.

Evidence before attribution.

Each record begins with direct examination, then develops through photography, material study, and provenance research.

Recent accessions

Kodak No. 2-C Autographic Kodak Junior (JCA.2026.132). Kodak No. 2-C Autographic Kodak Junior folding roll-film camera with bellows, Kodak Anastigmat lens, Rochester shutter and Autographic writing hatch.

Windmill Trench-Art Vase from 1944 British 25-Pounder Case (JCA.2026.130). British 25-pounder case dated 1944, converted into a windmill-decorated vase; place and exact date of decoration unconfirmed.

Cast Button with Mirrored “R” Cipher (JCA.2026.023). Small cast button with a mirrored “R” cipher and integral loop shank, probably British, c. 1650–1800; lead-rich alloy not analytically confirmed.

Allen-Patent-Type Pepperbox Pistol (JCA.2026.024). Six-barrel percussion pepperbox pistol attributed to the Allen patent tradition. Mid-19th-century dating and recorded inscriptions remain subject to verification.

Terracotta Head with Radially Incised Flaring Headdress (JCA.2026.025). Small hand-modeled Mesoamerican terracotta head with a radially incised flaring headdress; Formative-period, Chupícuaro-related attribution proposed.

Group of Five Flaked Stone Objects (JCA.2026.027). Group of five elongated worked siliceous-stone objects with intentionally flaked surfaces, tapered profiles, and varying degrees of reduction.