Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
2002.1.3604
Date:
1915
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
3/4 x 7 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A cream colored ceramic calendar plate for the year 1915 with a gold border around a circle of the months with a shield marked 1915 flanked by two American flags that encircle a central green and blue map of Central America with the Panama Canal labeled and highlighted in red. Near the bottom in gold "Compliments of/ A.F. Burtt Co./ House Furnishings/ Plymouth, N.H."
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
