Collection Highlights
Subway controller
Date:
1904
Object Number:
1922.103
Medium:
Silver, steel, ebony
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Early Riety...
Object Number:
1945.474
Date:
ca. 1845-1855
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. ( 2.2 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on front of plate: "EARLY PIETY/ What blessed examples doth find/Wi[rt?] in the word of truth/Of children that began to mind/religion in their youth" ;"Jesus, who reigns above the sky/ And keeps the world in awe/ Was once a child as youn
Description:
Molded plate with border of daisies in low relief; the central panel of the plate is encircled with a black transfer printed band of flowers and leaves embellished by hand with red and green overglaze and there is a two stanza poem in the middle.
Gallery Label:
According to the donor, this plate belonged to Sarah Francis Cotheal, born June 3, 1845.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Bayard Verplanck
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
