Collection Highlights
Astor House
Date:
ca.1853-1859
Object Number:
PR.020.65.1
Medium:
Wood Engraving
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1955.228b
Date:
1880-1920
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 3 x 3 in. ( 1.3 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "RAILWAY/ MADE IN/ENGLAND/ FOR/P.V"
Description:
Square earthenware plate with black transfer printed tooth border and view of locomotive and car filled- in with yellow, green, and red underglaze.
Gallery Label:
This plate is part of the Hotel Dauphin Collection of railroad china and dining car plates.
Credit Line:
Gift of Ms. Dora Whitman Fluekiger in memory of Florence Elsworth Wilson (Mrs. R. Thornton Wilson)
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
