Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
Date:
1773-1809
Object Number:
1867.298
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Child's plate
Object Number:
INV.9971
Date:
1804-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7 7/8 in. ( 2.5 x 20 cm )
Marks:
printed: on obverse: "33"; "V[OUS] AU... [REDOU]T"
printed: on reverse: "Livrez vous au plaisir/redoutez la license"
marked: "... 12 PORCELAINE/DE CHOISY" in oval frame with "H & B" at center
Description:
Earthenware plate with molded brim with two blue bands and serpentine rim; at center, a series of black transfer-printed images forming a rebus puzzle.
Gallery Label:
Label affixed to bottom.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
