Collection Highlights
Southern Chivalry - Argument versus Club's
Date:
1856
Object Number:
PR.010.1856.4
Medium:
Lithograph
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Cup and saucer
Object Number:
1940.178ab
Date:
1812-1829
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall (cup): 2 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (6 × 9.2 cm)
Overall (saucer): 1 3/8 × 5 3/4 in. (3.5 × 14.6 cm)
Description:
Molded pearlware cup and saucer with blue transfer print of City Hall, New York; handleless cup with circular foot, printed with floral border on interior and view of City Hall on exterior (repeated twice); deep saucer with floral border and central image of City Hall with figures in foreground.
Gallery Label:
Designed by John McComb in 1803 and completed in 1812, New York's third City Hall is the oldest municipal building in continuous use in the United States.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
