Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1939.483
Date:
1914-1940
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 26.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "EARLY-FERRYBOAT-1830 OLD NEW YORK/FIRST STOCK EXCHANGE-1730/UNDER THE BUTTONWOOD TREE/MADE/EXCLUSIVELY/FOR/Bloomingdale's/NEW YORK CITY/ADAMS/EST. 1657/ENGLAND"
Description:
Circular earthenware plate; black transfer printed flower and acanthus leaf border with overglaze enamel; central view of a ferryboat about to dock, American flag flying.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
