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:
INV.12593
Date:
1815-1825
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 6 x 4 in. ( 14.6 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm )
Marks:
hand written: on bottom of base: collector's label "#52"; oval jelly label "1333"
Description:
Pearlware pitcher with molded hunting scenes, one side with two seated men with rifles and dog, and other side with two men with dogs, and a dead rabbit; molded grapevine at neck, purple luster highlights, pink and green decoartive highlights, molded flutes at base with purple luster decorations.
Gallery Label:
This pearlware pitcher is also known as pratt ware.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
