Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter
Object Number:
1861.5
Date:
1785-1790
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 17 5/8 x 14 1/2 in. ( 3.8 x 44.8 x 36.8 cm )
Description:
"Famille Rose" platter pink trellis diaper border and large floral spry with rose at center and five smaller sprays; rust and gold fleur-de-les border around cavetto.
Gallery Label:
Dish belonging to the dinner set of John Hancock-see letter of Mrs. Hewett Stebbins dated April 23, 1861, on file and the minutes of the society, May 7, 1861. (Accession Record)
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. M.E. Hewett Stebbins
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
