Collection Highlights
Plan of the Central Park, New York : Entry No. 4 in the competition
Date:
March 20, 1858
Object Number:
PR.003.234
Medium:
Ink and colored washes
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Cup plate
Object Number:
1945.315a-c
Date:
1851-1861
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 3/4 in. × 4 5/8 in. (1.9 × 11.7 cm)
Overall (b): 5/8 in. × 4 1/2 in. (1.6 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (c): 3/4
Marks:
impressed: on back: "Improved/Stone China"; "11" or "17" or "M" [?]
printed: in blue ink, worn in some areas: "Jenny Lind/CM & S"
impressed: on back of a: "II"
Description:
Glazed earthenware molded cup plate with light blue transfer print decoration of woman and man with spyglass in landscape with castle in distance, and border of diaper work, three classical buildings, and holly berries and leaves.
Credit Line:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
