Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish
Object Number:
1956.141j
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 7 x 5 1/4 in. ( 1.6 x 17.8 x 13.3 cm )
Description:
Leaf-shaped "Canton" porcelain with flat bottoms and angled walls; dish has blue underglaze decoration depicting Chinese river scene with bridges and buildings; border pattern consists of an underglaze blue band with blue asterisks and lines bounded by a feather edge band with a scalloped border; there is a secondary border of blue on blue trellis diapering.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
