Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate
Object Number:
1942.417
Date:
1831-1843
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 10 in. ( 2.5 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "The/Presidents House/Washington./JACKSON'S WARRANTED"
Description:
Molded pearlware plate with scalloped edge and decorated with red transfer printed image of the White House surrounded by a floral border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
