Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1948.164
Date:
1854-1880
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. ( 1.9 x 18.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on front of plate below central image: "MOTHER AND DAUGHTER, DEAR TO EACH./WITH A LOVE SURPASSING SPEECH."
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with the letters of the alphabet inscribed around the brim in low relief; at center is a black transfer printed image of a woman seated in a chair clasping her daughter by the arm and looking into her eyes; colors have been hand painted over the glaze to highlight center elements; chair is brown, mother's dress purple, and two green leaves behind.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this plate originally belonged to the donor.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Frederic R. Griffith
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
