Collection Highlights
Mrs. Pierre Toussaint (ca. 1786-1851)
Date:
ca. 1825
Object Number:
1920.5
Medium:
Watercolor on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Great Western Steamship
Object Number:
INV.14362
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. ( 2.2 x 17.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on front; "PORT/ BRISTOL" "GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP/LENGTH 236 FEET BREADTH 52 1/3 FEET"
Description:
Molded pearlware with slightly scalloped rim printed black in center with image of a steamship with sails and side wheel, row boat and buoy; golden purplish luster of metallic oxide on brim.
Gallery Label:
This boat was known as the Great Western Steamship.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
