Collection Highlights
"A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Date:
1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Moore.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Plate: National Monument to the Forefathers
Object Number:
1940.20
Date:
1842-1844
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. ( 2.9 x 25.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: on reverse: "NATIONAL MONUMENT TO THE FOREFATHERS" [above foliate surround]
printed: on obverse: "WHAT SOUGHT THEY THUS AFAR/BRIGHT JEWELS OF MINE/ THE WEALTH OF SEAS, THE SPOILS OF WAR/ THEY SOUGHT A FAITH'S PURE SHINE!/Mrs. HEMANS" [within fol
Description:
Circular pearlware plate; blue transfer printed fruit and flower border with central view of monument.
Credit Line:
Gift of Alfred M.F. Kiddle
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
