Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cup plate
Object Number:
1940.147
Date:
1829-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. ( 0.6 x 9.5 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on base: circular mark
Description:
Glazed earthenware cup plate with scalloped border and decorated with light blue and white transfer printed image of a rural residence with a house and barn, trees, a cow and a man holding a walking stick in the foreground surrounded by a pearl border.
Gallery Label:
Richard Jordan (1756-1826), a prominent Quaker minister, was born and raised in Virginia and moved to New Jersey in 1809.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
