Collection Highlights
Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
Date:
ca. 1700-1725
Object Number:
1952.80
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
1952.266
Date:
1800-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 31.4 cm )
Description:
Drape molded redware dish with slightly serrated edge; sgraffito and painted iron oxide and copper green decoration of a horse and rider blowing a horn and brandishing a sword; two tulips below; sgraffito scalloped border pattern; lead glaze.
Gallery Label:
Soldiers on horseback were a favorite subject of Pennsylvania German potters. Although the riders are rarely identified, they are often assumed to be George Washington.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
