Collection Highlights
Provisional Constitution and Ordinances for the People of the United States
Date:
1858
Object Number:
LIB.KF4550.Z9.B76
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1940.312
Date:
1820-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. ( 1.9 x 18.1 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on underside of plate: "NEW-YORK/BATTERY" in cartouche
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with dark blue transfer print of "New York, Battery"; leaf border and central image showing the Battery with Flagstaff pavilion at left.
Gallery Label:
Built on the Battery in 1809, Flagstaff Pavilion was an outdoor summer amusement center where people gathered to hear music and purchase refreshments.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Provenance:
G. Kellogg Coll.; W.R. Hearst Coll.; purchased by Mrs. J. Insley Blair from W.R. Hearst Coll., Parke, Bernet #34, Nov. 1938 ($55).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
