Collection Highlights
The Indian Hunter
Date:
1860
Object Number:
1939.390
Medium:
Brown patinated bronze
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Luce Center
Child's plate
Object Number:
INV.14374
Date:
1854-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. ( 1.9 x 19 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black below central view: "THE GREAT EASTERN PAYING OUT/THE CABLE"
printed: on paper label affixed to back: "JAMES & AUDREY/CONNIFF/PERKINSVILLE, VT."
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with black transfer-printed image and alphabet inscribed in low relief around brim; central view depicts a five-masted steamship at anchor near a rocky shore; handpainted highlights in overglaze in blue, red, and green.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
