Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pair of Figurines
Object Number:
1911.74ab
Date:
ca. 1814-1860
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Part (female): 10 1/8 x 5 x 4 1/2 in. (25.7 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm)
Part (male): 10 5/8 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. (27 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm)
Marks:
painted: on inner wall: " 27" in sepia
painted: on underside of base: crossed swords in underglaze blue
Description:
Pair of porcelain figurines, male and female, each with a lamb lying at his/her feet; male holds letter or poem in right hand; female holds apron with right hand and a bunch of flowers in her left .
Credit Line:
Bequest of Catherine Augusta DePeyster
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
