Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Looking glass
Object Number:
1963.116
Date:
1813-1820
Medium:
Wood, glass, gilding, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 41 1/4 x 22 3/4 x 4 in. ( 104.8 x 57.8 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: on banner at base of cartouche: "PERRY / VICTORY ON / LAKE / ERIE"
Description:
Pillar looking glass with gilded double frame; indented cornice with twisted rope molding beneath lower edge; verre églomisé upper panel depicting naval battle (Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie in the War of 1812) in oval cartouche with American eagle perched on shield at top; pillars with molded block capital above shaft with incurving face centering vertical strip of twisted rope molding; beaded molding set between plain block pillar bases at bottom of mirror frame.
Gallery Label:
The Battle of Lake Erie took place on September 10, 1813.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Irving S. Olds
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
