Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Date:
1916-1922
Object Number:
1954.164
Medium:
Painted plaster
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1961.341
Date:
1819-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 7 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Glazed pearlware bowl with dark blue transfer print decoration on interior of three mast steamship at bottom and border of flowers and leaves at top; on exterior two medallions of steamships and firing soldiers on land with fort to right and two medallions surrounded by floral decoration with inscription "Landing/of/Gen. Lafayette/at/ New York/1824."
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Provenance:
The Dr. Arthur H. Merritt Collection of Anglo-American Historical Staffordshire
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
