Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: Lafayette ne a Chavagnac
Object Number:
1952.149
Date:
1840-1860
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. ( 1.6 x 20 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: with shield inscribed with " P & H/[--?----SY]"
inscribed: on front below image of Lafayette: "Lafayette, né à Chavagnac (Anvergne) en 1757"
Description:
Black transfer printed plate with image of bust of Lafayette at center and inscription beneath; the border pattern is composed of small flowers, and three pairs of French flags with a rooster between them.
Credit Line:
Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
