Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Brooklyn Ferry
Object Number:
INV.14431
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 8 3/8 in. ( 2.2 x 21.3 cm )
Marks:
printed: on back in blue: image of lion and unicorn on either side of shield with crown on top; on the shield "AMERICAN VIEWS" is written; on banners below "OPAQUE CHINA/T.GODWIN/WHARF"; below this "Brooklyn Ferry" is written
Description:
Light blue transfer printed plate with central iamge depicting Brooklyn Ferry; the border pattern is composed of flowers and Chinese fretwork.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
