Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Atheneum Boston
Object Number:
1940.136
Date:
1814-1830
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. ( 1.3 x 15.9 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back of plate: "BEAUTIES OF AMERICA/ ATHENEUM/BOSTON/J &W RIDGWAY"; "6"
hand written: in black ink: "75"
Description:
Blue transfer printed plate with central image depicting the Boston Atheneum with two figures in the foreground; the border pattern is floral.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
