Collection Highlights
Medicine Man (Blackfoot): Plate 173
Date:
1866-68
Object Number:
1872.23.173
Medium:
Graphite and black ink on prepared card
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Plate
Object Number:
INV.14370a
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. ( 1.9 x 25.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: on brim in blue: encircled flowers and clovers "Yorkminster"
impressed: into back: "6/25"
Description:
Blue transfer printed plate with central image depicting Yorkminster; the scene includes a river with a combination sail and steam boat, and a cathedral in the distance; on the right is a small village; the border pattern is of fruits and flowers.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
