Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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Luce Center
Afternoon Tea; The Mirror; The Old Bear
Object Number:
1957.308.54
Date:
c. 1891-1900
Medium:
Black crayon on card; graphite over three reproductive images laid on at center
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 x 28 in. ( 55.9 x 71.1 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Title and signature in crayon below each photo.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed and signed at lower left beneath left image in black crayon: "AFTERNOON TEA / From original Water Color / F.S. C"; at lower center beneath center image: "THE MIRROR / From original Water Color / F.S.Church"; at lower right beneath right image: "THE OLD BEAR / From original Water Color / F.S. Church"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Charlene Whiteley Plummer Gellatly
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
