Collection Highlights
The Assassination of President Lincoln, at Ford's Theater, Washington D.C. April 14th 1865
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.60
Medium:
Paper
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dinner plate
Object Number:
1948.562a
Date:
ca. 1882
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
dinner plate: 1 x 9 1/4 in.; soup plate: 1 3/4 x 9 1/8 in.
Description:
Porcelain dinner plate with scalloped rims each with royal Hawaiian crest at center; dinner plate has half-inch band of blue enamel edged in gilding around rim.
Gallery Label:
This plate was made for use in the State Dining Room of Iolani Palace; the medallion is coat of arms of King Kamehameha of Hawaii and inscription is his motto (tr. "The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness")
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. James Hazen Hyde
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
