Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1938.247
Date:
1830-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. ( 1.9 x 26.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in green on back of plate: "The Founders of Our Republic/Washington/Jefferson/Franklin/Lafayette/L S & S/NY/England"; the wording surrounded by decorative scrollwork.
Description:
Green transfer printed plate; the central image is the White House; the border depicts the heads of Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, and Lafayette at quarterly intervals and separated by flowers, leaves, and scrollwork.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Brewster Marwick
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
