Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pitcher
Object Number:
1965.2
Date:
ca. 1945
Medium:
Whiteware
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/4 x 6 x 4 1/4 in. ( 22.2 x 15.2 x 10.8 cm )
Marks:
printed: in brown on base "COPELAND/ SPODE (with oval reserve imposed on rectangle)/ ENGLAND/REC- APPLIED FOR
Description:
Molded pitcher in shape of a seated, cigar-smoking, thick-bodied man (Winston Churchill), dressed in a suit with bowtie and open top hat; on a rectangular plinth with notched corners; c-shaped handle applied to reverse.
Gallery Label:
Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of England during World War II.
Credit Line:
Gift of Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
