Collection Highlights
Freedom to the Slaves
Date:
ca. 1865
Object Number:
PR.052.58
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
Coffee Cup
Object Number:
1952.127
Date:
ca. 1795
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. ( 6.4 x 8.3 x 5.7 cm )
Description:
Porcelain coffee cup; wide blue enamelled wavy band outer border; blue husk inner border; pseudo arms of New York State opposite handle; figures of liberty and justice flanking a shield with a scrolled border surmounted by an eagle.
Gallery Label:
The cup is from a service with the pseudo arms of the State of New York. It is unusual in having two pairs of initials in gilding, "J.C." and "M.F."
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
