Collection Highlights
"In relation to Foreign Nations." Draft of Federalist #64
Date:
ca. 1788
Object Number:
MSS.JohnJayPapers.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Platter
Object Number:
1961.391
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 x 16 3/4 x 13 1/8 in. ( 3.5 x 42.5 x 33.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back of platter: "THE KNIGHTS /OF THE WOOD/CONQUERED"
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware platter with central image depicting a standing knight, a knight lying down, a horse, and two other male figures; there is a castle in the background; the border is composed of doves and flowers.
Gallery Label:
This platter is part of the Don Quxote series.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
