Collection Highlights
Dragonfly table lamp
Date:
ca. 1900-1906
Object Number:
N84.113.1
Medium:
Glass, bronze
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Luce Center
Cup Plate: Landing Of Lafayette
Object Number:
INV.14378
Date:
1824-1836
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: "CLEWS WARRANTED STAFFORDSHIRE" and crown
Description:
Glazed pearlware scalloped edged cup plate with transfer printed image of the landing of Lafayette at Castle Garden.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, General Lafayette came to New York on August 16,1824 . The Robert Fulton and the Chancellor Livingston are the decorated steamships pictured on the plate.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
