Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Object Number:
1961.88
Date:
1820-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 9 1/4 in. ( 2.5 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back: "THE BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD/E PLURIBUS UNUM"
impressed: on back: "E. WOOD & SONS, BURSLEM WARRANTED/SEMI-CHINA"
Description:
Glazed earthenware plate decorated with blue and white transfer printed image of coal cars being pulled up a hill with a building at the top of a hill, image is surrounded by a shell border.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
