Collection Highlights
Fuller (Flat Iron) Building, New York
Date:
1903
Object Number:
PR.020.61.1
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1961.183
Date:
1824-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. ( 1.3 x 12.1 cm )
Description:
Pearlware plate decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of Lafayette presenting a necklace to a winged female figure, image surrounded by a raised leaf and vine border.
Gallery Label:
This image is believed to portray Lafayette bestowing a farewell gift of a necklace to a lady who represents the women of America, after his 1824 visit.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
