Collection Highlights
Ki On Twog Ky (also known as Cornplanter ) (1732/40-1836)
Date:
1796
Object Number:
1867.314
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: Saint Nicholas Society
Object Number:
1936.625
Date:
1936
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 3.2 x 18.4 cm )
Marks:
painted: on obverse: "SAINT NICHOLAS SOCIETY/DECEMBER 1936"
painted: on reverse: " ROYAL/GOEDEWAAGEN/GOUDA/MADE IN HOLLAND'
Description:
Molded pearlware dish with hand painted decoration in blue, brown, orange, and gold composed of the crest of the Saint Nicholas Society in the center and surrounded by a border of leaves and words and a gold band; foot rim has two pierced holes for wall hangings.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this dish is a souvenir of the 102nd dinner of the Saint Nicholas Society, held on December 7, 1936 at the Plaza Hotel.
Credit Line:
Gift of Saint Nicholas Society
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
