Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tile
Object Number:
Z.844
Date:
1640-1670
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 14 x 14.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Tin-glazed earthenware tile with buff colored body, gray-white glaze, and painted polychrome decoration; double snake's-head in diamond-shaped frame with saw-tooth edge at center and fleur-de-lis in each corner; pin holes at lower left and upper right corners; concrete affixed to right side and to back.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
