Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-229
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup
Object Number:
1961.214
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 4 1/4 x 4 in. ( 5.4 x 10.8 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
printed: beneath view: "OCTAGON BOSTON CHURCH"
printed: beneath opposite view: "STAUGHTON'S CHURCH PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Porcelain cup with flaring sides and pointed handle; overglazed red (or carmine) double interior border and transfer printed views of Staughton's Church in Philadelphia and Boston Octagon Church.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
