Collection Highlights
I Knew Him Horatio
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Horatio
Medium:
Lithograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: General Jackson
Object Number:
1952.150
Date:
ca. 1828
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 x 6 5/8 in. ( 1.9 x 16.8 cm )
Description:
Molded lobe-edge pearlware plate with molded relief border and black transfer print decoration of portrait bust, labelled "General Jackson/ The Hero of New Orleans", line of black ink around portrait and around edge.
Gallery Label:
The transfer print is based on an 1828 engraving by C.G. Childs of Philadelphia after a portrait by J. Wood.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
