Collection Highlights
Afternoon Hastings Landing. Palisades Rocks in Shadow, New York
Date:
1836-37
Object Number:
1952.410
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, scratching out, and touches of black ink and glazing on paper laid on brown card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Covered dish: swan
Object Number:
1953.757ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. ( 14 x 14 x 10.8 cm )
Description:
Opaque white pressed glass covered dish in the form of a swan on a nest; oval shape, with cover in the form of a swan with long curved neck and beak resting on chest; dish with basketweave sides and rope-turned border. Underside of base has basketweave with cross in center.
Credit Line:
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
