Collection Highlights
Broadway, A.T. Stewart Dry Goods Store
Date:
1851
Object Number:
PR.020.FF.28
Medium:
1896 photo-mechanical color reproduction of an engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup bowl: Ship Scene
Object Number:
1940.139a
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/8 x 3 5/8 in. ( 6 x 9.2 cm )
Description:
Molded handle-less pearlware cup with dark blue transfer printed decoration; at the bottom of the cup, there is a border of flowers near edge; in exterior two cartouches of steamships at full sail with borders of flowers and scrolls. (Chancellor Livingston)
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, the ship is the "Chancellor Livingston"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
