Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Gentlemens Cabin
Object Number:
INV.14364
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Diameter: 9 1/4 x 1 3/8 in. (23.5 x 3.5 cm)
Marks:
printed: on base in brown: "Boston Mails" arched over image of ship with sails, paddle wheel, smoke stacks.
impressed: on base: "Ironstone"
printed: on front (center): "Gentlemen's Cabin" (under ships) "Acadia", "Columbia", "Caledonia", "Britannia"
Description:
Molded paneled brim plate; transfer printed in brown with central cartouche with scrolling frame enclosing interior scene of four men in room with covered table, sinumbra chandelier, fireplace; brown printed border with alternating cartouches of sailing steam ships and stylized rosettes.
Gallery Label:
This plate is from the Boston Mail series.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Randall J. LeBoeuf, Jr., 1976
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
