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
Decorative Arts
Intaglio stone: "My Country" / reverse: Wedgewood
Object Number:
24
Date:
1780-1800
Medium:
Stoneware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 7/8 x 1/8 in. ( 2.5 x 2.2 x 0.3 cm )
Marks:
intaglio (inverted): on obverse: "MY COUNTRY !!!"
impressed: on reverse: "WEDGWOOD"
Description:
Oval black basaltes ware intaglio with male bust in profile view and inscription, "MY COUNTRY !!!" on obverse; bust depicts the Irish parliamentarian and campaigner against the 1800 act of Union, Henry Grattan.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
