Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Covered butter dish: lion
Object Number:
1953.744ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 11.4 x 15.9 x 9.5 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass covered butter dish; flat cover with recumbent lion on top; oval dish decorated with leafy plants and inscription "THE BRITISH LION" on both sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
