Collection Highlights
Thomas Cole (1801-1848)
Date:
ca. 1845
Object Number:
PR.012.2.885
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
INV.14372b
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 8 in. ( 5.4 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: eagle with shield and arrows; "17"
impressed: on back: "10", "B", "WOOD"
inscribed: below banner (which is also inscribed but illegible): "MILITARY ACADEMY/WEST POINT"
Description:
Dark blue transfer printed pearlware molded dish with central image depicting river, bluffs, including one with buildings on it, and two figures in the foreground (one holding a fishing pole); the border pattern is composed of shells and has a regular center.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
