Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1940.188
Date:
1815-1840
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 10 in. ( 2.2 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back of the rim: "THE DAM/ AND/ WATERWORKS/PHILADELPHIA"
Description:
Pearlware plate with blue transfer printed image depicting a river scene with a dam in the background and a paddleboat in the foreground; a water works is shown to the left of the dam; the bordre is a fruit and flower pattern.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
