Collection Highlights
Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
Date:
ca. 1849
Object Number:
MSS.GallatinPapers.1
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Harvard College
Object Number:
1942.418
Date:
1840-1846
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. ( 2.9 x 27 cm )
Marks:
printed: in black on back: loose cartouche of flowers and leaves with "HARVARD COLLEGE/E. W. & S/CELTIC CHINA" inscribed
Description:
Black transfer printed plate with scalloped edges with raised beads; the central image depicts a number of buildings, one with cupola, behind a fence and several figures, including a man on a horse, in the foreground; the border pattern is composed of fruits, berries, leaves, and flowers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
