Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Luce Center
Leaf-shaped "Canton" dish
Object Number:
1956.141i
Date:
1810-1820
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 x 5 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 17.8 x 13 cm )
Description:
Leaf-shaped "Canton" porcelain dish 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.
