Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1971.109p
Date:
1830-1845
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 7/16 in. ( 1.3 x 8.7 cm )
Description:
Colorless pressed lead glass cup plate; twelve-sided form with scalloped edge; tiny flower at center enclosed by rope ring, surrounded by two pairs (each facing the other) of shell-like motifs, with curlicues, on stippled ground; pattern of shell motifs alternating with very stylized wheat-sheaf motifs along interior rim; stippled table ring (Lee-Rose 245).
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coates in loving memory of Howard Masten and Anne Louise Canoune
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
