Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1959.113
Date:
ca. 1890
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. ( 7.3 x 14.3 cm )
Part (Saucer): 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Marks:
printed: in green on base: "H & Co./L" (underlined)
handpainted: in red on bowl exterior: "Commemorative Feast/in Honor of the Hundredth Anniversary./of Washington's Farvewell to his Officers./At the Long Room, Fraunces Tavern,/Tuesday Evening December 4
Description:
Molded splayed rim bowl with circular foot, rimmed in gold at foot and at rim; decorated with single profile bust of George Washington (?) with slightly disheveled hair tied in pony tail; handpainted in blue, and handpainted inscription in red gothic script.
Credit Line:
Purchase, Foster Jarvis Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
