Collection Highlights
Tammany Bank
Date:
ca. 1875
Object Number:
1937.1237
Medium:
Iron, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
2002.1.3595
Date:
1908
Medium:
Ceramic
Dimensions:
3/4 x 10 1/8 in. diameter
Description:
A white and delft-type blue ceramic commemorative plate. With a border of flowers and near the top, a group of children in a semi-circle in a garden above a detailed image of a large mansion house and a banner that reads "Orphan Asylum Society of the City of Brooklyn/ 1833-1908". And on the reverse "The 75th Anniversary of The Orphan Asylum Society of the City of Brooklyn/ Organized 1833/ May 1908", followed by a poem or lyrics to an anthem.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
