Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Saucer
Object Number:
1956.141x
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 5 in. ( 3.2 x 12.7 cm )
Description:
Blue underglazed porcelain saucer with molded, gilded edge; trellis border bound below by spears and posts ("Nanking border"); central view of Chinese water scene with birds and an island on the upper left surrounded by swirling "clouds" at base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
