Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1939.188
Date:
ca. 1930-1939
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "FRAUNCES TAVERN, circa 1783(conjectural)/OLD NEW YORK/Commemorating the/ inauguration of/ George Washington at/ Federal Hall/ New York/ April 30, 1789 and the New/ York World's Fair 1939./ WEDGWOOD/ETRURIA/ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; blue transfer printed flower and leaf border at center scene of pre-20th century New York (Fraunces Tavern, circa 1783).
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
